The DELE level C1 Spanish as a foreign language diploma accredits the holder’s ability to:
- comfortably process a wide variety or oral and written texts of some length in any variety of Spanish, recognising implicit meanings, attitudes or intentions;
- express themselves fluently, spontaneously and with apparent ease;
- always find an expression that suits the situation, be the context social, occupational or academic; and
- use the language flexibly and effectively, correctly formulating complex texts and deploying organisational mechanisms for coherent discourse.
The structure of the general DELE level C1 exam is as follows (tests listed in the sequence in which they are administered).
Test and duration | Test structure | Maximum score | |
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TESTS ADMINISTERED ON THE OFFICIAL DATE OF THE DELE EXAM AT THE TIME ESTABLISHED IN THE TESTING CENTRE NOTICE | |||
Test 1: Reading and comprehension and language usage | |||
90 minutes 5 exercises 40 items |
Exercise 1 (6 items) Exercise 2 (6 items) Exercise 3 (6 items) |
Exercise 4 (8 items) Exercise 5 (14 items) |
25 points |
Test 2: oral comprehension and language usage | |||
50 minutes 4 exercises 30 items |
Exercise 1 (6 items) Exercise 2 (8 items) |
Exercise 3 (6 items) Exercise 4 (10 items) |
25 points |
Test 3: Integrated skills: oral comprehension and written expression and interaction | |||
80 minutes 2 exercises |
Exercise 1: Oral comprehension and written expression Exercise 2: Written expression or interaction |
25 points | |
TEST THAT MAY BE ADMINISTERED ON THE DAY IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR AFTER THE OFFICIAL DATE OF THE DELE EXAM, FURTHER TO THE TESTING CENTRE NOTICE | |||
Test 4: Integrated skills: reading comprehension and oral expression and interaction | |||
20 minutes (preparation: 20 minutos) 3 exercises |
Exercise 1: Discussion of a subject Exercise 2: Conversation around a subject Exercise 3: Informal conversation, negotiation |
25 points |