DELE A1
3 months (60 Hours)
Diploma de Español (nivel A1) – Initial
The test accredits student’s ability to use basic language in communication situations involving immediate needs or very common everyday matters.
DELE – A2
3 months (60 Hours)
Diploma de Español (nivel A2) – Low Intermediate
The test accredits that students can understand commonly-used everyday phrases and expressions related to areas of experience particularly relevant to them (e.g. basic information about themselves and their families, shopping, places of interest, occupations, etc.).
DELE – B1
6 months (120 Hours) (A1 & A2 excluded)
Diploma de Español (nivel B1) – Intermediate
The test accredits language users’ capacity to:
- Understand the main ideas of clear texts, in standard language, if they involve well-known topics related to work, studies or leisure.
- Handle most situations on a trip
- Produce simple texts about common topics or subject matters of interest.
- Describe experiences, events, wishes and hopes, as well as briefly justify opinions or explain plans.
DELE – B2
6 months (120 Hours) (A1, A2 & B1 excluded)
Diploma de Español (nivel B2) – Advanced
The test accredits language users’ capacity to:
- Understand the gist of complex texts, regardless of whether they are about concrete or abstract themes. Even technical texts should be understood, as long as they are within the candidates’ field of specialization.
- Interact with native speakers with sufficient fluency and spontaneity, so that communication does not constitute an effort for the interlocutors.
- Produce clear and detailed texts about diverse topics, as well as defend a point of view on general topics, stating the pros and cons of the different options.
