CIPLE Exam Necessary for Permanent Residency in Portugal or Citizenship

If you wonder whether you need to take a language test to obtain permanent residency in Portugal, the answer is, yes. To obtain Portuguese permanent residency or citizenship, you need to prove basic knowledge of the Portuguese language by taking the CIPLE考試.

CIPLE 考試到底是什麼？

The CIPLE exam tests language proficiency in Portuguese at the basic A2 level and is mandatory for anyone applying for a Portuguese permanent residence permit or citizenship*. 

The CIPLE stands for Certificado Inicial de Português Língua Estrangeira （葡萄牙語作為外語的初始證書）。 

* To learn more about acquiring permanent residency or Portuguese citizenship, take a look at this article by Portugal Residency Advisors.

A2級是什麼意思？ 

根據 CEFR*，A2 等級意味著您的目標語言具有初級程度的語言技能。以下是CEFR本身提供的A2等級的詳細描述：

[The student] can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.  Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need. 

* CEFR 代表歐洲共同語言參考框架，是描述語言能力的國際標準，即通過以下等級 A1 和 A2 （基礎水平）至 B1 和 B2 （中級）至 C1 和 C2 （先進水平）。點選 這裡 了解有關 CEFR 的更多信息。

CIPLE 考試結構和評分

CIPLE 考試時長 2 小時，分為 3 個部分：

最終分級如下：

欲了解更多詳情，請訪問 CIPLE的網頁.

如何報名參加 CIPLE 考試？

CIPLE 考試由 CAPLE* 管理（Centro de Avaliação e Certificação de Português Língua Estrangeira）以及世界各地多個不同的 CAPLE 認證中心。 

有關 CIPLE 考試日期和報名的更多信息，請訪問 CAPLE/CIPLE 網頁.

*CAPLE是里斯本大學藝術與人文學院的一個自治單位（Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa）。 CAPLE 及其認證中心是唯一獲得認證的葡萄牙語語言能力認證實體。

如何準備CIPLE？

All-round Beginners A1 是一門綜合性線上課程，是入門的絕佳選擇。在 6 個模組中，您將沉浸在多個詞彙主題中，並在葡萄牙語語法和發音方面打下堅實的基礎。了解更多關於全能初學者 A1 的信息 這裡.

There are other resources out there; you can discover some here: Learn Portuguese Online.

最後，確保您採用合理的學習策略——您會驚訝地發現它們對您的語言學習有多大的積極影響。這是您必讀的內容： 學習葡萄牙語的最佳方法：變得流利的關鍵策略.