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azarenka:
There has never been a time AF would charge classes for 180k. This is false. that price of 40k to 52 is correct. Then an annual fee of 5k.
Please which AF branch charged you 180k for a class?

Lagos.

Which one is charging you 52,k

Habibiie:
Are you speaking you directly know of?
I just started B1 and was billed 200K +. To be clear, this is the weekday evening classes for four weeks.

Waow..you are very correct, is this is a new price for 2026 or it has been like this? because i just paid for online intensive class amd it was about 50k+. The class ended in December though. Checked the programme for intensive and it confirms 240k+..waow...
C'est grave.

Ayrastarr:
Lagos.

Which one is charging you 52,k

Online Semi-intensive. But it is better you do the physical intensive if you are planning to write TEF/TCF.

azarenka:
Online Semi-intensive. But it is better you do the physical intensive if you are planning to write TEF/TCF.

Okay, thank you

When I started Alliance Francaise A1.1 in late 2024 I paid 66k for the intensive class with I think an extra 40k or something for Atelier workbook and textbook for A1 by the time I started A1.2 it went up to 181k sans workbook.

I wrote my TCF last month, I give glory to God.

A quick unsolicited advice for aspiring TEF/TCF candidates, Duolingo alone no matter what level you get to simply won't cut it.

I had to quit my job so I could attend a 3hr class Mon-Fri @ alliance yet even that isn't a guarantee of nothing. You must give yourself over totally to the language.

In addition to my daily classes, I listen to RFI on my way to and from classes, six months to my exam I got a private tutor who taught at Alliance for 10hrs per week, they don't come cheap.

If you are not ready to lose yourself to it totally it won't work. By my own estimation less than 10% of alliance students pass the TCF/TEF exam, an even smaller percentage pass on the first attempt. Most just get tired, regress and quietly drop out.

azarenka:
Wow...you are very correct, is this is a new price for 2026 or it has been like this? because i just paid for online intensive class amd it was about 50k+. The class ended in December though. Checked the programme for intensive and it confirms 240k+..waow...
C'est grave.

How is the online intensive?

Would you recommend it? Or is the physical class better?

Ghaliz:
When I started Alliance Francaise A1.1 in late 2024 I paid 66k for the intensive class with I think an extra 40k or something for Atelier workbook and textbook for A1 by the time I started A1.2 it went up to 181k sans workbook.

I wrote my TCF last month, I give glory to God.

A quick unsolicited advice for aspiring TEF/TCF candidates, Duolingo alone no matter what level you get to simply won't cut it.

I had to quit my job so I could attend a 3hr class Mon-Fri @ alliance yet even that isn't a guarantee of nothing. You must give yourself over totally to the language.

In addition to my daily classes, I listen to RFI on my way to and from classes, six months to my exam I got a private tutor who taught at Alliance for 10hrs per week, they don't come cheap.

If you are not ready to lose yourself to it totally it won't work. By my own estimation less than 10% of alliance students pass the TCF/TEF exam, an even smaller percentage pass on the first attempt. Most just get tired, regress and quietly drop out.

Hm.

So do you recommend a private tutor or Alliance?

Ayrastarr:
Hm.

So do you recommend a private tutor or Alliance?

First you're probably going to need all that and then some.

Alliance Francaise introduces you to French language, some vocabulary exercises and tries to gently ease you into getting comfortable with the language. But the 600 hours or so of classes from A1 - B2 is painfully insufficient.

In addition Alliance does not train you to write the TEF or TCF, they introduce and teach you the French language, the TCF is a different beast entirely.

What you need to do if you have not started is have a month of Duolingo, enrol at Alliance Française, you will get the A1 Atelier workbook and textbook immediately, start devouring it , pay for Prep my future another Alliance Francaise test taker initiative, start preparing for your exam from Day 1.

By the time you get to B1.1 (B1 is usually split into 3 an average of 200k each per month) before your B1.2 your preparation should be at an advanced stage you can make the determination if you require a private tutor or not.

I'm not going to lie the French was hard AF! Learning a new language is tough, you are used to thinking in English and it shares little with French, your brain would push back.

I used Réussir TCF, Prep my future, I slept and woke up to RFI, I spent a month in Senegal because they speak the best French in West Africa anyway. Maybe someone more brilliant than I would require less help.

I know when I registered at alliance 14 months ago across morning, afternoon, evening class we were like 50. A year later only 3 of us wrote the exam some are still preparing , plenty gave up.

Ghaliz:
First you're probably going to need all that and then some.

Alliance Francaise introduces you to French language, some vocabulary exercises and tries to gently ease you into getting comfortable with the language. But the 600 hours or so of classes from A1 - B2 is painfully insufficient.

In addition Alliance does not train you to write the TEF or TCF, they introduce and teach you the French language, the TCF is a different beast entirely.

What you need to do if you have not started is have a month of Duolingo, enrol at Alliance Française, you will get the A1 Atelier workbook and textbook immediately, start devouring it , pay for Prep my future another Alliance Francaise test taker initiative, start preparing for your exam from Day 1.

By the time you get to B1.1 (B1 is usually split into 3 an average of 200k each per month) before your B1.2 your preparation should be at an advanced stage you can make the determination if you require a private tutor or not.

I'm not going to lie the French was hard AF! Learning a new language is tough, you are used to thinking in English and it shares little with French, your brain would push back.

I used Réussir TCF, Prep my future, I slept and woke up to RFI, I spent a month in Senegal because they speak the best French in West Africa anyway. Maybe someone more brilliant than I would require less help.

I know when I registered at alliance 14 months ago across morning, afternoon, evening class we were like 50. A year later only 3 of us wrote the exam some are still preparing , plenty gave up.

This is so detailed.

Thank you very much.

Ayrastarr:
How is the online intensive?

Would you recommend it? Or is the physical class better?

If you have the time..I would recommend physical class, online is not bad but, it's for busy or those working. While with online classes you may be faced with network issues, power outage etc which dampens your learning speed

I dont know if its a new price but i started july 2025.

azarenka:
Waow..you are very correct, is this is a new price for 2026 or it has been like this? because i just paid for online intensive class amd it was about 50k+. The class ended in December though. Checked the programme for intensive and it confirms 240k+..waow...
C'est grave.

Habibiie:
I dont know if its a new price but i started july 2025.

Pas de Sourcis,Bonne chance alors!!

Is anyone interested in having a study partner? I’m at the B1 level and I would like to write the TEF exams properly around April to June 2026 or whenever I feel confident (B2). We can also share the PrepMyFuture preparatory kit. You can contact me on omokehinde.solanke@gmail.com

Félicitations

Please can you share the ressources you used while preparing. Most of the packafes i'm seeing online are in dollars and expensive.

Ghaliz:
When I started Alliance Francaise A1.1 in late 2024 I paid 66k for the intensive class with I think an extra 40k or something for Atelier workbook and textbook for A1 by the time I started A1.2 it went up to 181k sans workbook.

I wrote my TCF last month, I give glory to God.

A quick unsolicited advice for aspiring TEF/TCF candidates, Duolingo alone no matter what level you get to simply won't cut it.

I had to quit my job so I could attend a 3hr class Mon-Fri @ alliance yet even that isn't a guarantee of nothing. You must give yourself over totally to the language.

In addition to my daily classes, I listen to RFI on my way to and from classes, six months to my exam I got a private tutor who taught at Alliance for 10hrs per week, they don't come cheap.

If you are not ready to lose yourself to it totally it won't work. By my own estimation less than 10% of alliance students pass the TCF/TEF exam, an even smaller percentage pass on the first attempt. Most just get tired, regress and quietly drop out.

Habibiie:
Félicitations

Please can you share the ressources you used while preparing. Most of the packafes i'm seeing online are in dollars and expensive.

One thing you won't find for TCF or TEF Canada is high quality free resources, I'm afraid you're going to have to put your money where your mouth is.

I used Réussir TCF ( a month package for $30) I

recommend you start this a month to your exam.

I used Prep My Future (80K) this can be purchased online or on site at any Alliance Francaise. It contains previous test, diagnostics, mini-TCF.

I used my Atelier textbook and workbooks (A1-B2) I got those during my classes at Alliance, you get that during your classes at every level, check the Alliance Francaise Nigeria website

I used HelloTalk to communicate with native speakers, there are free versions but I used that up and switched to paid!

I'd tell you preparing is not cheap but most importantly not every one would work, you should consider backpacking across French West Africa put your French to work, get comfortable with the language. Good luck!

Ghal1z:
I've no access to that account bro
I sent you a mail check up.

Let me state very clearly and quite succinctly, this is a scammer. Imagine coming on as a guest on a browser not signed in and you see someone posing as you, it is quite simply surreal . I couldn't see his post on my own profile. Imagine!

Let me state clearly, I have provided an exhaustive list of the resources and methods I used for my exams I simply have no further insight and nothing to add

I simply don't reply personal messages because the email attached to my account is my personal email with identifying details.

Every question I've been asked here I have gone above and beyond. I dissociate myself from that individual, I consider it foolhardy to trust someone you haven't met in person. Any online interaction should be treated with extreme scepticism.

Nairaland is facilitating scams with the block button.

Please, how long does it take for WES to update an applicant’s profile after documents have been delivered? Mine were delivered on Thursday 🤔

Wishing everyone writing the TCF/TEF exams this week. Je passerai mon TCF en 3 Mars.

omoluka:
Please, how long does it take for WES to update an applicant’s profile after documents have been delivered? Mine were delivered on Thursday 🤔

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It doesn't take long..it is usually withiin 48 hrs

Hello, as a beginner how long can it take me to learn and be able to pass the French exam for Canadian pr

Ghaliz:
When I started Alliance Francaise A1.1 in late 2024 I paid 66k for the intensive class with I think an extra 40k or something for Atelier workbook and textbook for A1 by the time I started A1.2 it went up to 181k sans workbook.

I wrote my TCF last month, I give glory to God.

A quick unsolicited advice for aspiring TEF/TCF candidates, Duolingo alone no matter what level you get to simply won't cut it.

I had to quit my job so I could attend a 3hr class Mon-Fri @ alliance yet even that isn't a guarantee of nothing. You must give yourself over totally to the language.

In addition to my daily classes, I listen to RFI on my way to and from classes, six months to my exam I got a private tutor who taught at Alliance for 10hrs per week, they don't come cheap.

If you are not ready to lose yourself to it totally it won't work. By my own estimation less than 10% of alliance students pass the TCF/TEF exam, an even smaller percentage pass on the first attempt. Most just get tired, regress and quietly drop out.

Hello Ghaliz, can you please assist with some guidance regarding learning French from the scratch. If you could please share the path and study plan you used. I just sent you a connect email. Thank you.