DELE level C2 exams

The DELE level C2 Spanish as a foreign language diploma accredits the holder’s ability to:

  • handle any situation calling for understanding nearly all that is heard or read, irrespective of text length, complexity, degree of abstraction, familiarity with the subjects at issue, the variety of the language used or the need to draw inferences or similar to grasp the content; and
  • express themselves spontaneously and very fluently with enormous semantic and grammatical precision, differentiating nuances of meaning even in highly specialised and complex academic and occupational environments.

The structure of the general DELE level C2 exam is as follows (tests listed in the sequence in which they are administered).

Test and duration Structure Maximum score
TESTS ADMINISTERED ON THE OFFICIAL DATE OF THE DELE EXAM AT THE TIME ESTABLISHED IN THE TESTING CENTRE NOTICE
Test 1. Language usage, reading and oral comprehension

105 minutes

6 exercises

52 items

Exercise 1 (12 items)

Exercise 2 (6 items)

Exercise 3 (8 items)

Exercise 4 (5 items)

Exercise 5 (15 items)

Exercise 6 (6 items)

33,33 points
Test 2: Integrated skills: oral and reading comprehension and written expression and interaction

150 minutes

3 exercises

Exercise 1: Written expression

Exercise 2: Reformulation

Exercise 3: Written expression or interaction

33,33 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 3: Integrated skills: reading comprehension and oral expression and interaction

20 minutes (preparation: 30 minutes)

3 exercises

Exercise 1. Oral presentation

Exercise 2: Conversation about the presentation

Exercise 3: Conversation about newspaper headlines

33,34 points