DELE exam preparation courses

The DELE exam

The Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish equivalent of the British Council or the Goethe Institute, organises exams in the Spanish language known as "Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera" (or DELE). These are offered at three levels: 'Inicial', 'Intermedio' and 'Superior'.

These levels are roughly equivalent to Cambridge ESOL's English language exams: PET, First Certificate and Proficiency (i.e. intermediate, advanced and very advanced).

All three exams include reading comprehension, writing, listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, and oral expression components. All five parts of the exam are taken on the same day. The "Inicial" exam takes a total of 2 hours 50 minutes to complete; "Intermedio" lasts a total of 3 hours 45 minutes and the "Superior" exam 4 hours.

Our DELE exam preparation courses

The courses focus on preparing the students to take the DELE exams. Students are given access to past papers and have the opportunity to develop and practise specific exam techniques.

During the first week of the course, we advise students which level of the exam we think they should register for, to ensure a successful outcome.

Students can register for the exam at IH Barcelona.

General Information

Duration	4 weeks
Levels	The minimum level of Spanish required to take the course is Intermediate (see below table for information about other levels).
Start dates (2010)	April 26 July 26 October 25
Exam dates	TBA
Price	4 weeks €840 Examination Fees (subject to change) Inicial: €115 Intermedio: €140 Superior: €160   What will it all cost? Calculate the total cost of your course plus accommodation and any extras you want with our price calculator... Note that there is no registration fee for our courses. The price of the course includes registration, pre-course level test, classes, all course materials, certificates, our programme of social and cultural activities, student card and access to all the school facilities, exam registration (but not fees, see above).

Intensive course + DELE Preparation Course

Students who do not already have an Intermediate level of Spanish may take a combination of an intensive course and a DELE preparation course. The intensive course will provide them with the opportunity to develop their overall level of competence and the DELE preparation course will provide them with the skills required to ensure a successful outcome in the exam.

For beginners, the combination should be a minimum 8-week intensive course, followed by the 4-week DELE course. This combination should ensure that students who start out as beginners pass the DELE "Inicial" exam successfully.

Prices

• 8-week Intensive Course + 4-week DELE Course: €2,360
• 4-week Intensive Course + 4-week DELE Course: €1,660

 

Holidays 2010

The school will be closed for public holidays on the following dates:

1, 6 January; 2, 5 April; 1, 24 May; 24 June; 11, 24 September; 12 October; 1 November; 6, 8, 25 December.

Please note that classes lost on the public holidays listed above cannot be made up at other times.