DELE Preparation Examinations
DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) are official Diplomas in Spanish Languages that certify the level of Spanish of the student. They are held by the Instituto Cervantes, in the name of the Spanish Ministry of Education.
EIDE, accredited by the Instituto Cervantes prepares the students for the examinations.
In case the students wants reinforcement in the DELE preparation, they can choose different options:
- Choose an Intensive Course +5, 10 or 20, which combines intensive course and DELE preparation. This means they will have extra private lessons to prepare for the DELE Examination.
- Take private lessons just focused on preparing for the DELE examination.
The DELE are official qualifications with permanent validity. Examinations at EIDE are held on different dates every year. In 2014, examinations will be held on April, May, July, October and November.
The DELE Diplomas are internationally recognised, and enjoy great prestige not only among public and private educational institutions and authorities, but also in the business world and chambers of commerce.
Both in Spain and other countries, the DELE have been adopted by departments of education and official institutions of learning to complement their own assessment programmes. In fact, in Spain, many Universities requiere the DELE to register in a degree.
A1 | A2 | B1* | B2* | C1* | C2 |
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Formerly Beginner |
Formerly Intermediate | Formerly proficiency |
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Breaktrough | Waystage | Treshold | Vantage | Effective operational proficiency | Masterly |
105€ | 121€ | 152€ | 175€ | 184€ | 191€ |