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Diploma Course in Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE)

401. Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE)

Examen DELE

DELE (Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language) is the official accreditation of the degree of proficiency of the Spanish Language, issued and recognized by the Ministry of Education of Spain. The Institute Cervantes is the institution in charge of organizing 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 April, May, July, October and November.

DELE Exam enrollment

General information

Program

The main goal of this course is to prepare students so that they would be able to show their Spanish competence in the 6 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 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 at special needs of every student with 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 continuous 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.

Dates and fees

ENROLMENT

402. Certificate in Business & Commercial Spanish

General information

levels: B2, C1, C2

Duration (weeks): 2-12

Classes per week: 25

Classes per day: 5

Schedule: From 8:35 am to 2:30 pm (Break form 11:15 to 11:50)

Organized by the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Madrid, in collaboration with University of Alcalá (Madrid) and with accredited language centers such as Castila. The exams take place in Castila after the course. You can choose the examination date. Exam registration is handled by the school.

Program

The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with this particular usage of the Spanish language, by continued practice-analysis, exercises, and conversation on material and hypotheses taken from real situations, from the economic and business world.

Specific content:
- Commercial correspondence
– Analysis and practice of vocabulary*
– Analysis of texts
– Planned conversational themes*

*Subjects covered:
marketing / advertising / tourism / taxes / commerce / imports and exports / foreign investment / stock market / finances / multinationals / crises / etc. with documentation and complementary material.

Dates and fees

ENROLMENT

Course: Accreditation of constitutional and sociocultural knowledge for obtaining Spanish nationality

403. Accreditation of Constitutional and Sociocultural Knowledge for Spanish Nationality

Examen CCSE

The Spanish constitutional and sociocultural knowledge test (CCSE) is aimed at all those who wish to apply for Spanish nationality.

Candidates of any nationality over 18 years of age and with legal capacity to act may register to take the CCSE test.

Among other requirements, the law requires candidates to pass two tests designed and administered by the Institute Cervantes:

The test that accredits a basic knowledge of the Spanish language: Spanish Diploma DELE level A2 or higher.
The test that accredits a basic knowledge of the Spanish language: Spanish Diploma DELE level A2 or higher.
The test that accredits knowledge of the Spanish Constitution and Spanish social and cultural reality: CCSE (constitutional and socio-cultural knowledge of Spain).

The CCSE exams take place in CastiLa Granada, and in other exam centres in Spain and many other countries on the last Thursday of 10 months of the year (all except August and December).

For registration (and other online services) it is necessary to register in the CCSE system of the Institute Cervantes:
Open registration for All CCSE exams.

General information

levels: A2 or higher

Duration (weeks): Option I: 1 or 2 days / Option II: Choice of candidate

Duration of classes: 60 minutes.

Method: Conducting similar tests, theoretical explanations, personalized assessment and follow-up.

Schedule: Option I: 4-hour preparatory course, held on 1 or 2 days: Wednesday, 18:00 – 22:00; or Thursday, 12:00 – 16:00. / Option II: Also available in Individual Tutoring (private lessons).

Exams and preparatory courses for the test which accredits knowledge of the Spanish Constitution and Spanish social and cultural reality (CCSE), The SPANISH CITIZENSHIP EXAMS.

Course objectives

OBJECTIVES.
The main objective of this course is to familiarize students with the CCSE exam, both in structure and content. It also aims to clarify the most frequent doubts about this exam.

METHODOLOGY AND MATERIALS.
Real exams, supervised by the teacher, focusing on the essential keys of these exams.

This course combines the following procedures:
-The initial assessment and permanent diagnosis of needs.
-The reflection and information necessary to resolve doubts, also taking into account reading comprehension.
-The proposal of practical exercises with the typology of the exam.

Dates and fees

ENROLMENT

400. Courses and Official Exams

401. Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE)

402. Certificate in Business & Commercial Spanish

403. Accreditation of Constitutional and Sociocultural Knowledge for Spanish Nationality

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