Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) &
Children’s Chinese Competency Certification (CCCC)
Test Information:
 Date: from 2pm to 4pm, Saturday March 21, 2014
 Venue: Sun Yat-Sen school (Avenue d’Auderghem 220, 1040 Brussels,
Metro station: Schuman; Bus 36, station: Louis Haps or take
about 15 mins walking distance from Schuman station).
Registry information:
 Date: from February 16 to March 2, 2015, Monday – Friday,
from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 4 pm
 Venue: Taipei Representative Office in the EU & Belgium,( Bld. du
Régent 40, 1000 Brussels. Metro station: Arts-Loi)
Saturday February 21, Sunday February 22, Saturday February 28 and
Sunday March 1 you can also register at Ecole Sun Yat-Sen (Av.
d’Auderghem 220, 1040 Brussels) from 10:00 to 12:00 (TEL :
02/6491345).
 Contact: Kelly Van de Paer
(edu@taipei-office.be, TEL: 02 2891233 or 02 2891232).
 What to bring:
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a completed application form
(download from http://www.taiwanembassy.org/be),
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a copy of your passport or photo ID-card
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20 euro (TOCFL) or 13 euro (CCCC) test fee (cash or wire the
test fee to the account with IBAN : BE21 0012 9455 2603 ,
BIC : GEBA BE BB in name of Kelly Van de Paer and add as
note : ‘TOCFL’)
The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) is aimed at people
who aren’t native Chinese speakers. The test has six levels according to the
knowledge of the participants. The test-taker can freely choose the test version
either in simplified or traditional characters.
Band
A
A
B
B
C
C
Level
Recommandation regarding
registry
CEFR
Duration of
the test
240-480 hours of Chinese
courses or a basic vocabulary
of 500 words
Level 1
A1
120 min
Level 2
480-720 hours of Chinese
courses or a basic vocabulary
of 1000 words
A2
120 min
Level 3
720-960 hours of Chinese
courses or a basic vocabulary
of 2500 words
B1
120 min
Level 4
960-1920 hours of Chinese
courses or a basic vocabulary
of 5000 words
B2
120 min
Level 5
1920-3840 hours of Chinese
courses or a basic vocabulary
of 8000 words
C1
120 min
Level 6
More than 3840 hours of
Chinese courses or a basic
vocabulary of 8000 words
C2
120 min
All participants will receive a document with their test results. Those who pass
the exam also receive a certificate which can serve as credential for applying
for a Taiwan scholarship, applying for admission to the academic programs at
colleges and universities in Taiwan, getting a job, etc.
We invite you to visit the website “SC-TOP”” and download a simulation test at
http://www.sc-top.org.tw/english/LR/test1.php.
The Children’s Chinese Competency Certification (CCCC) is aimed at nonnative Chinese speaking children aged 7-12. The test has three levels
according to the knowledge of the participants. The test-taker can freely
choose the test version either in simplified or traditional characters.
Level
Suggested
learning
hours
Suggested
vocubalary
base
Number of
items
Sprouting
(Basic)
Around 150
hours
Around 400
words
40
40 min
Seedling
(Intermediate)
Around 300
hours
Around 700
words
50
50 min
Blossoming
(advanced)
Around 450
hours
Around 1,100
words
50
60 min
Duration of
the test
Children who pass CCCC will be awarded an internationally acknowledged
Chinese ability certificate. For further information about CCCC, please visit the
website http://cccc.sc-top.org.tw/