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The DELE (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language) is an official qualification accrediting levels of competence and command of the Spanish language, granted by the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain.
It could be compared to the Cambridge certification for English: these Spanish certifications were created in order to promote the Spanish language and to increase the presence of our culture internationally.
The DELE exams are designed following the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference of the Council of Europe, which guarantees a practical way to establish an international standard and objective measurement of the level to be achieved at each stage of education and the evaluation of results.
An official accreditation like this one must have a standard of quality that provides a high value to the applicant. And it does:
DELE examinations are offered at the six levels established in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR), applied to and developed for Spanish in the Instituto Cervantes Curricular Plan. Levels of Reference for Spanish. Moreover, they have been designed following the guidelines of the Council of Europe’s Manual for Relating Language Examinations to the CEFR, which guarantees a practical method for establishing an international and objective standard for measuring the level to be reached in language assessment.
There are so many reasons to get a DELE qualification and so many ways in which it can help you in both, academic and personal life.
Good question! Each exam is different. We help you with this comparative table between the two exams. Check the information and choose the best exam option for you according to your needs:
Diploma of proficiency in Spanish at a CEFR level (A1-C2)
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of Spain. The Instituto Cervantes holds the academic, economic and administrative direction since 2002
Spain
Indefinite
International recognition in regulated education (for example, Brazil, France, Italy), institutions, companies, universities, etc. In Spain: Spanish nationality, MIR, FIR, etc.
In official exam centers: written exam, through international calls
Six exams for adult audiences: A1-C2. Two school exams: A1-A2 / B1
Reading comprehension, Auditive comprehension, Written expression and interaction, Oral expression and interaction
Pass/fail on the level at which the candidate is tested
Electronic certification of qualifications with official validity. Plus, official diploma for eligible candidates
About three months
Certificate of knowledge of Spanish on a scale of points with equivalences to levels A1-C1 of the CEFR
Instituto Cervantes, National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Salamanca, University of Buenos Aires
Spain, Mexico and Argentina
5 years
International recognition in regulated education (for example, Brazil, France, Italy), institutions, companies, universities, etc. In Spain: Spanish nationality, MIR, FIR, etc.
In official exam centers, on computers, and through the appointment system.
An exam for adult audiences with tasks from A1 to C1
Reading comprehension, Auditive comprehension, Written expression and interaction, Oral expression and interaction
Result expressed on a thousand-point scale equivalent to the CEFR levels
Certificate (for SIELE Global) or Report (for independent modalities) of results, depending on the exam modality
Maximum three weeks
