Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE)

401. DELE Preparation Course

Maximum 6 students

Description

Program

The main goal of this course is to prepare students so that they would be able to show their Spanish competence in someone of the six DELE levels: A1 – A2 – B1 – B2 – C1 – C2.
The exam consists of five parts testing student’s competence in:

Reading Comprehension,
Listening Comprehension,
Oral Expression,
Written Expression,
Grammar and Vocabulary

So there is another goal: to improve the four communication skills and knowledge/usage of grammar and vocabulary… in summary, prepare, acquire skills aimed to pass the exam..

METHODOLOGY

To achieve these goals, the course consists of general activities (4 lessons/day) as in the Intensive Language Courses, and one extra hour dedicated to working with real exam materials (from previous exams) or material elaborated in the same format as the exam, so that the students get familiar with test patterns as well as system of evaluation.

Even though many of the activities could coincide with the Intensive Language courses’ program, all of them are aimed to special needs of every student with the attention to the main goal: to pass the exam.

The course makes up the theoretical information –elaborated from the most advanced perspective of linguistic studies– with practical exercises and the continual participation of the student.

Communicative activities in order to improve the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Rotation of teachers: teachers change every class.

Schedule of contents

Distribution of time and activities

WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF CLASSES: according to the weeks remaining to the examination

Weeks before the exam	8 Sem	7 Sem	6 Sem	5 Sem	4 Sem	3 Sem	2 Sem	1 última Sem
**8:35-09:25	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
9:30-10:20	1	1	1	1	1	1	1/2	122
10:25-11:15	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
11:15-11:50	COFFEE BREAK	COFFEE BREAK	COFFEE BREAK	COFFEE BREAK	COFFEE BREAK	COFFEE BREAK	COFFEE BREAK	COFFEE BREAK
11:50-12:40	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
12:45-13:35	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
**13:40-14:30	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Afternoons	EXT	EXT	EXT	EXT	EXT	EXT	EXT	EXT

1. Practice and exercises focusing on grammar, vocabulary and written expression

1 / 2 Lessons per day

Revision and description of a part of the grammar and lexis for practice with exercises and communicative situations. Homework correction.

Practice of linguistic resources. Presentation, analysis, acquisition and practice of language resources: verb forms, vocabulary, grammatical structures, idiomatic resources…

We discover, explore and practise the communication techniques that facilitate the formal resources studied.

2. Practice of Oral Expression and Interaction based on communicative situations and thematic units

1 / 2 Lessons per day

Practice from the thematic contents, in recreated real situations and specific communicative needs.

In these sessions we put into practice and consolidate formal resources and communicative techniques to apply the communicative tasks and activities selected according to the corresponding level and programme.

3. Activities with specific DELE format (model exams)

1 / 2 Lessons per day

Model exam tasks and other materials oriented towards practice and specific training for the different exam papers.

EXT. Socio-cultural activities (introcurricular, optional) (View programmes)

Fortnightly programme. Acquiring competence in another language requires cultural immersion. With this objective in mind, CastiLa has developed 54 activities to help students integrate into Spanish life and culture. These activities are of different kinds: films, thematic evenings, recreational activities, musicals, events in Granada, excursions, visits, parties, sports, tapas with the teachers, paella…

CastiLa, Official Exam Centre

DELE EXAMS

DELE (Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language) is the official accreditation of the degree of proficency of the Spanish Language, issued and recognised by the Ministry of Education of Spain. The Instituto Cervantes is the institution in charge of organising the exams in collaboration with CastiLa in Granada.

Exams take place in Granada and in other examination centres (all over Spain and many other countries in the World) in February, April, May, July, September, October and November. See dates

Exam enrolment DELE

CastiLa, DELE exam centre

More info: dele@castila.es

Tel.: +34 958 20 58 63

Whatsapp: +34 626 905 158

General information

DURATION: 1-8 weeks

LEVELS: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2

A1	A2	B1	B2	C1	C2
A1.1, A1.2	A2.1, A2.2	B1.1, B1.2, B1.3, B1.4, B1.5, B1.6	B2.1, B2.2, B2.3, B2.4, B2.5, B2.6	C1.1, C1.2, C1.3, C1.4, C1.5, C1.6	C2.1, C2.2, C2.3, C2.4, C2.5, C2.6

AGE: Adults

NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER GROUP: Maximum 6 and minimum 2

CLASSES PER DAY: 5

CLASSES PER WEEK: 25

DURATION OF A CLASS: 50 minutes

SCHEDULE: Five classes between 8:35 am and 14:30 pm. Either from 8:35 am to 13:35 or from 9:30 am to 14:30 pm (Break from 11:15 to 11:50)

METHOD: Practical communication activities with special attention to the way of expression. Rotation of teachers.

MATERIAL INCLUIDED IN THE PRICE: Books and all the necessary equipment.

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: Daily activities in the aftenoons with our teacher and on the weekends with collaborating teachers

2026 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS (no classes): April 3rd, May 1st, June 4th, August 14th, October 12th, December 8th and 25th.

Fees and dates >>

Book now

Select a start date to begin your DELE Preparation Course Official Exam and… enjoy!

DELE manager: Manuel Perales

dele@castila.es
Tel.: +34 958 20 58 63

Whatsapp: +34 626 905 158

Exam registration

Fees – Preparatory course

1
Week
25
classes
388 €

2
Weeks
50
classes
712 €

3
Weeks
75
classes
972 €

4
Weeks
100
classes
1234 €

5
Weeks
125
classes
1541 €

6
Weeks
150
classes
1781 €

7
Weeks
175
classes
2029 €

8
Weeks
200
classes
2420 €

DELE preparatory course – Start dates

Option 1, Complete Courses, 25 classes per week

*Exam this week, on Friday or Saturday

Book now

Select a start date to begin your DELE Preparation Course Official Exam and… enjoy!

Preparatory course - Booking

DELE manager: Manuel Perales

dele@castila.es
Tel.: +34 958 20 58 63

Whatsapp: +34 626 905 158

2026 DELE Exam dates in Granada – España

Confirmed by Instituto Cervantes – Registration for exam

Exam day	Registration deadline	Levels
February Friday 13	January 7	A2
April Friday 17	February 25	A2
May Saturday 23	April 8	A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2
October Friday 16	September 2	B1, B2, C1
October Saturday 17	September 2	A2
November Friday 13	September 30	A2
November Saturday 14	September 30	A1, B1, B2, C1, C2