Certification


Foreign Language Certificates

 

Ariel Centre for Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures – University of Bucharest (CLS Ariel)issues certificates for the following languages: Romanian, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Bulgarian, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese etc.

Fees charged by the Centre for Foreign Languages for testing:

➢ 250 lei – certificate valid for two years;
➢ 450 lei – linguistic passport with unlimited validity;
➢ 100 lei – issuing the certificate in another language;
➢ 100 lei – issuing a duplicate.

The fee shall be paid via bank transfer. The banking details will be provided after registration.

For registration, call +40786512494 or send an e-mail to cls@g.unibuc.ro.

Candidates will fill in the registration forms at the centre’s office and will be scheduled for the earliest available date. Test sessions generally take place once a week for each language.

The candidate is evaluated according to five language competencies: speaking, verbal interaction, reading, listening, and writing. There are specific tests for writing, speaking, reading aloud, understanding a written text, and understanding oral instructions. No specific bibliography is required.

The test lasts approximately one hour.

The certificate will be issued within 48 hours (two working days).

The certificate is designed in accordance with the standards and level scale of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

The level scale of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) can be consulted HERE.

The certificates grant access to study scholarships, employment opportunities, doctoral admission, etc. Some non-philological faculties accept these certificates as proof of foreign or Romanian language proficiency for admission purposes.

The CLS Ariel certificate has no connection with admission to the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures of the University of Bucharest. The highest level of proficiency attested by the CLS Ariel certificate refers to normal social situations and does not necessarily correspond to the optimal results required for university admission, which also depend on knowledge of linguistics, literature, and general culture. CLS Ariel certificates do not replace professional translator certificates in specific fields nor the translator authorization issued by the Ministry of Justice.

European Language Portfolio and Passport

  • European Linguistic Portfolio and Passport, with unlimited validity: 450 RON;
  • The European Language Portfolio and Passport are documents recognized throughout the European area, issued by the Council of Europe, representing useful components for employment, promotion, participation in international projects, applications for academic study programs etc., and they have unlimited validity.


Testing involves two meetings:

  1. During the first meeting, the examiner explains the methods for completing the portfolio and sets together with the candidate the date of the second meeting, which consists of the actual test;
  2. The actual test lasts between 30 minutes and one hour and consists of evaluating the five competencies included in the European Language Passport according to the level scale of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
  3. The certificate accompanying the European language portfolio and passport will be issued within a maximum of 48 hours.

For identification, you will present an identity document.