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Test of Russian
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The Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL) (Russian: Тест по русскому языку как иностранному or ТРКИ) is a standardised test supervised by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. The test has six levels, conforming to schema of the Association of Language Testers in Europe, and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Origins

The test was designed as part of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It began in the late 1990s and has now become the standard test of Russian as a Foreign Language.

Levels

There are six levels, ranging from elementary level to level 4 (native-like competency).

Level Competencies: Enables holder to
Elementary Successful performance in the Elementary Test represents a standard of initial competence in Russian which enables a candidate to satisfy his elementary communicative needs in a limited number of everyday situations.  
Basic Successful performance in the Preliminary Test represents a standard of competence in Russian which enables a candidate to satisfy basic communicative needs in a limited number of situations in everyday and cultural spheres.  
Level 1 (Intermediate) Successful performance in the First Level Certificate indicates an intermediate level of competence, which enables a candidate to satisfy his main communicative needs in everyday, cultural, educational and professional spheres in line with the State Standard of Competence in Russian as a Foreign Language. Enter Russian Higher Educational institutions, with obligatory further studies of the Russian language.
Level 2 (Advanced) Successful performance in the Second Level Certificate indicates a high level of competence in Russian which enables a candidate to satisfy his communicative needs in a wide range of situations of cultural,educational and professional spheres. Receive Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Russian universities, excluding certain subjects.
Level 3 (Proficiency) Successful performance in the Third Level Certificate in Russian indicates an advanced Level of competence in Russian which enables a candidate to communicate fluently in all communicative spheres, to do scientific research in Russian and to teach Russian in courses at an Elementary level. Participate professionally in philology, translation and interpreting, editing, journalism, diplomatic service and management in a Russian speaking environment; receive Diplomas, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. degrees in these fields (except specialists' and Masters' of Art Degree in Philology)
Level 4 (Fluency) Successful performance in the Fourth Level Certificate indicates Proficiency in Russian and candidate's competence is close to that of native Russian speaker's competence. Receive a Master of Arts degree in philology, undertake all forms of work in Russian philology

Test Content

Each level test contains five sections: Lexis and Grammar, Writing, Speaking, Listening and Reading. Each section is 20%

Testing Centres

The test is administered in universities across Russia and Europe

Level comparison with common EFL tests, ALTE and CEFR

TORFL ALTE level CEFR level ESOL exam IELTS exam TOEIC TOEFL
Level 4 Level 5 C2 CPE 7.5+ 910+ 276+
Level 3 Level 4 C1 CAE 6.5 - 7 701 - 910 236 - 275
Level 2 Level 3 B2 FCE 5 - 6 541 - 700 176 - 235
Level 1 Level 2 B1 PET 3.5 - 4.5 381 - 540 126 - 175
Basic Level 1 A2 KET 3 246 - 380 96 - 125
Elementary Breakthrough A1 - 1-2 - -
 

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