Russian certificatie, TORFL, TRKI, St Petersburg, Bolzano, Bozen, South Tyrol

Russian - Saint Petersburg State University - TRKI

alpha beta piccadilly is the Authorised Centre in South Tyrol for the renowned international Russian language exams ТРКИ-TORFL (Test Of Russian as Foreign Language).

These exams are run by Saint Petersburg University and certify the level of Russian as a foreign language following a system developed by the Russian Ministry of Education. The exams can be taken at our school in Bolzano / Bozen and are recognised by numerous universities and companies.

All St Petersburg exams are aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (A 1 - C 1) and candidates can choose to take any one of the six levels.

In order to pass the exam, candidates have to get at least 66 % in four of the five parts, plus at least 60 % in the fifth part. Should a candidate not pass one or two parts of the exam, they can retake those parts within two years of first taking the exam.

Elementary Level / ТЭУ (A 1)

Successful performance in the Elementary Test (A 1) represents a standard of initial competence in Russian which enables a candidate to satisfy their elementary communicative needs in a limited number of everyday situations. The A 1 certificate is valid for five years.

The exam is divided into five parts:

1	Reading	45 minutes	dictionaries may be used
2	Writing	40 minutes	dictionaries may be used
3	Grammar & Vocabulary	45 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
4	Listening	25 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
5	Speaking	45 minutes (25 minutes preparation + 20 minutes exam)	dictionaries may be used during preparation of parts 3 & 4

Cost of exam: € 117

Further information and sample papers

Enrolments
For further information about enrolments and exam dates please contact trki@alphabeta.it.

enrolment form

Basic level / ТБУ (A 2)

Successful performance in the Preliminary Test (A 2) represents a standard competence in Russian which enables a candidate to satisfy basic communicative needs in a limited number of situations in everyday and cultural spheres. This level is required to obtain Russian citizenship. Though it is not enough to study at the Russian educational institutions, except for preparatory faculties (programs or courses) for foreigners.

The exam is divided into five parts:

1	Reading	50 minutes	dictionaries may be used
2	Writing	50 minutes	dictionaries may be used
3	Grammar & Vocabulary	50 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
4	Listening	30 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
5	Speaking	45 minutes (25 minutespreparation + 20 minutes exam)	dictionaries may be used during preparation of parts 3 & 4

Exam dates:
- November

Enrolments
alpha beta piccadilly Bolzano / Bozen and Merano / Meran

Enrolment form and exam regulations

Cost of exam: € 122

Further information and sample papers

For more information contact: trki@alphabeta.it

ТРКИ / TORFL I (B 1)

Successful performance in the First Level Certificate (B 1) indicates an intermediate level of competence, which enables a candidate to satisfy their main communicative needs in everyday, cultural, educational and professional spheres in line with the State Standard of Competence in Russian as a Foreign Language. In addition, the First Level Certificate allows its holder to enrol in a Russian university.

The exam is divided into five parts:

1	Reading	50 minutes	dictionaries may be used
2	Writing	60 minutes	dictionaries may be used
3	Grammar & Vocabulary	60 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
4	Listening	35 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
5	Speaking	45 minutes (25 minutes preparation + 20 minutes exam)	dictionaries may be used during preparation of parts 3 & 4

further information and sample papers

Exam dates:
- November

Enrolments:
alpha beta piccadilly Bolzano / Bozen and Merano / Meran

Enrolment form and exam regulations

Cost of exam: € 127

Preparation courses: we offer preparation courses for this exam

For more information contact: trki@alphabeta.it

ТРКИ / TORFL II (В 2)

Successful performance in the Second Level Certificate (B 2) indicates a high level of competence in Russian which enables a candidate to satisfy their communicative needs in a wide range of situations in cultural, educational and professional spheres. It allows a holder to receive bachelor's, master's and Ph.D degrees from Russian universities, excluding certain subjects.

The exam is divided into five parts:

1	Reading	60 minutes	monolingual dictionaries may be used
2	Writing	55 minutes	monolingual dictionaries may be used
3	Grammar & Vocabulary	90 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
4	Listening	35 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
5	Speaking	45 minutes (15 minutes preparation + 30 minutes exam)	dictionaries are not allowed

further information and sample papers

Exam dates:
- November

Enrolments:
alpha beta piccadilly Bolzano / Bozen and Merano / Meran

Enrolment form

Cost of exam: € 132

Preparation courses: we offer preparation courses for this exam

For more information contact: trki@alphabeta.it

ТРКИ / TORFL III (C 1)

Successful performance in the C 1 Third Level Certificate indicates that the candidate has a high level of language command in all communicative contexts, which allows them to conduct professional activity in Russian in areas such as: linguistics, translating, editing, journalism, international relations and management.

The exam is divided into five parts:

1	Reading	60 minutes	monolingual dictionaries may be used
2	Writing	75 minutes	monolingual dictionaries may be used
3	Grammar & Vocabulary	90 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
4	Listening	35 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed
5	Speaking	45 minutes	dictionaries are not allowed

further information and sample papers

Exam dates:
- November

Cost of exam: € 137

Enrolment form and exam regulations

For more information contact: trki@alphabeta.it

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