Our DELE preparation courses in Barcelona are designed to help you successfully pass the official DELE exams from the Instituto Cervantes. To obtain the certificate, it's not enough to simply have the required level (CEFR A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, or C2); you need in-depth knowledge of the exam structure, the types of tasks, and the assessment criteria. That's why taking a specific preparation course makes all the difference.
During the course you will work on:
The goal is for you to arrive at the exam knowing exactly what to expect.
• Listening comprehension: identifying basic information in conversations and short messages about everyday situations.
• Reading comprehension: understanding simple texts related to personal information, shopping, schedules, places and usual activities.
• Written expression and interaction: completing forms and writing short and simple messages.
• Oral expression and interaction: personal presentation, description of people, places and activities, and participation in simple conversations.
• Essential vocabulary: personal data, family, housing, city, shopping, food, leisure time, studies, work and daily routines.
· Grammar and basic structures: present indicative, frequent verbs, ser/estar/haber, articles, gender and number, pronouns, possessives, demonstratives, interrogatives, prepositions and basic communicative structures.
• Exam strategies: types of tasks, time management, understanding instructions, strategies for each test, and practice with exam models.
• Listening comprehension: understanding essential information in conversations, advertisements, and short messages about everyday situations.
• Reading comprehension: understanding simple texts related to personal, social, academic and work life.
• Written expression and interaction: writing messages, notes, letters and short texts related to everyday situations.
• Oral expression and interaction: presentation and description of experiences, people, places and situations, as well as participation in simple conversations.
• Essential vocabulary: daily life, family, housing, food, shopping, travel, leisure, health, studies, work and social relationships.
· Grammar and basic structures: past and present, near future, frequent periphrases, pronouns, comparatives, imperative, prepositions, connectors and main structures to express opinions, desires, needs and experiences.
• Strategies for the exam: knowledge of the different tests and tasks, understanding of instructions, time management and specific strategies to improve comprehension and production.
• Listening comprehension: understanding the main ideas and relevant information in conversations, interviews, advertisements and messages on everyday topics and topics of general interest.
• Reading comprehension: understanding texts of a personal, social and academic nature, identifying general and specific information and main ideas.
• Written expression and interaction: writing messages, letters, emails and simple texts to narrate experiences, describe situations, express opinions and justify ideas.
• Oral expression and interaction: description of experiences and situations, narration of events, expression of opinions and participation in conversations on common topics.
· Vocabulary: personal relationships, housing, education, work, travel, leisure, health, consumption, society, environment and current events.
· Grammar and structures: past, future and conditional tenses, contrast of verb tenses, verbal periphrases, subjunctive, pronouns, subordinate clauses, connectors and structures to express opinion, agreement, disagreement, hypothesis, cause and consequence.
• Exam strategies: knowledge of the different tests and tasks, understanding of instructions, time management and specific strategies to deal with each part of the exam.
• Listening comprehension: understanding the main ideas and relevant details in conversations, interviews, debates, news reports and presentations on general and current affairs topics.
• Reading comprehension: understanding texts of a personal, social, academic and professional nature, identifying main ideas, specific information, opinions and arguments.
• Written expression and interaction: writing clear and structured texts to inform, describe, argue, express opinions and defend a point of view.
• Oral expression and interaction: presentation of experiences and opinions, argumentation, comparison of different points of view and active participation in conversations and debates.
• Vocabulary: social relations, education, work, media, technology, culture, environment, consumption, current events and topics of general interest.
· Grammar and structures: contrast of verb tenses, subjunctive, conditionals, indirect style, subordinate clauses, discourse connectors, verbal periphrases and structures to express hypothesis, evaluation, agreement, disagreement, cause, consequence and purpose.
• Strategies for the exam: analysis of the format and tasks, time management, understanding of instructions and specific strategies for each of the DELE B2 tests.
•Listening comprehension: understanding explicit and implicit information in conversations, interviews, lectures, debates, news and presentations on general and specialized topics.
• Reading comprehension: detailed understanding of long and complex texts of an academic, professional, social and cultural nature, identifying ideas, arguments, nuances and intentions.
• Written expression and interaction: production of clear, cohesive and well-structured texts to inform, argue, analyze, synthesize and express opinions accurately.
• Oral expression and interaction: structured presentation of ideas, argumentation, analysis of information, comparison of perspectives and active and flexible participation in conversations and debates.
• Vocabulary: broad and precise vocabulary related to society, culture, education, work, science, technology, media, current affairs and specialized topics.
· Grammar and linguistic resources: mastery of complex structures, precise use of verb tenses and moods, subjunctive, indirect style, subordination, connectors and cohesion mechanisms, and resources to express nuances, hypotheses, evaluation, argumentation, and attitude.
• Strategies for the exam: analysis of the format and tasks, time management, identification of relevant information and specific strategies for each DELE C1 test.
• Listening comprehension: understanding speeches, lectures, debates, interviews and complex conversations, identifying explicit and implicit information, nuances, intentions and different points of view.
• Reading comprehension: detailed understanding of long and complex texts of an academic, professional, cultural and social nature, interpreting arguments, nuances, stylistic resources and implicit information.
• Written expression and interaction: creating complex, cohesive and precise texts to analyze, synthesize, argue, evaluate information and develop different points of view.
• Oral expression and interaction: presentation and argumentation on complex topics, synthesis of information from different sources and flexible and effective participation in debates and communicative exchanges.
• Vocabulary and expressive resources: broad and precise command of vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, collocations, linguistic registers and resources to express nuances, irony, evaluation, intention and attitude.
· Grammar and linguistic resources: mastery of complex grammatical structures, mechanisms of cohesion and coherence, connectors, subordination, stylistic resources and strategies to adapt discourse to different situations and registers.
• Strategies for the exam: analysis of the format and tasks, effective time management, selection and organization of information and specific strategies for each DELE C2 test.
DELE diplomas are official qualifications that certify your level of competence in Spanish and are awarded by the Cervantes Institute on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education.
The Spanish Ministry of Justice requires DELE A2 or higher for applicants for nationality from non-Spanish-speaking countries.
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