Spanish

DELE

Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera

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Official Spanish-language diplomas granted by Spain's Instituto Cervantes, recognized internationally and valid for life.

Exam fee

$130–$220

Results in

~3 months

Skills tested

Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking

Question type

Mixed + free response

Levels

A1 to C2 (CEFR)

Scoring

Pass / fail

Speaking

Tested

Result validity

No expiry

Test format

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Comprensión de lectura

Tarea 1–2 · Textos y correspondencia

~12 preguntas

~35 min (de 70)

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Tarea 3–4 · Textos y huecos

~13 preguntas

~35 min (de 70)

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Comprensión auditiva

Tarea 1–2 · Mensajes y diálogos

~12 preguntas

~20 min (de 40)

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Tarea 3–5 · Monólogos y conversaciones

~13 preguntas

~20 min (de 40)

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Expresión escrita

Tarea 1 · Correo o mensaje

1 tarea

~40 min (de 80)

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Tarea 2 · Texto descriptivo o narrativo

1 tarea

~40 min (de 80)

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Expresión oral

Tarea 1–2 · Monólogos

2 tareas

~10 min prep + respuesta

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Tarea 3–4 · Interacción

2 tareas

~5 min

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Total

4 skills

~3.5 hours

Structure shown is for the B2 level. Tasks and timing vary across the CEFR A1–C2 levels.

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