What is DELE certification?

DELE (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera) the Diploma of Spanish as Foreign language is the worldwide official certificate that certifies the degree of competence and mastery of Spanish language. This certificate is awarded by the Cervantes Institute on behalf of the Spain’s Ministry of Education and Science, previous to a proficiency language examination.

DELE Certification benefits

  • It is recognized globally.
  • Certifies that you have the sufficient level of knowledge on Spanish language that is highly valued by companies that require personnel with knowledge of Spanish, especially if you apply to work in Spanish speaking countries.

Certification levels

The DELE exam comprises 5 levels of certification:

  • Beginners Level A1
    Certifies the linguistic competence of the candidate to understand everyday situations linguistically in every spanish speaking country and enables to handle these situations.
  • Intermediate Level (corresponds to B1)
    Certifies the linguistic competence of the candidate to understand everyday situations linguistically and to react adequately as well as expressing basic wishes and needs. This level equals B1 according to the European Reference Framework.
  • Advanced Level 1 (corresponds to B2)
    Certifies the linguistic competence of the candidate to communicate without difficulty in everyday situations on a colloquial level without using a special terminology of the Spanish language.
  • Advanced Level 2 (corresponds to C2)
    Certifies the linguistic competence of the candidate to communicate in situations which require a more sophisticated level plus a good knowledge of the Spanish habits which are expressed therein.

Each exam consists of 5 tests, which are organised into three groups. To pass the exam, every candidate must pass in all three groups with at least a 70% of the maximum number of points to be reached.

How to take the DELE exam?

  • You have to pay the exam fee, this on the Spain’s Cervantes Institute or any of its subsidiaries worldwide, as well as in any accredited school. The Exam is regularly scheduled in the months of May, August and November, check the current program.

If you think that you have a good level of Speaking spanish you can aply to take the exam, if not you can learn spanish for free with the spanish resources around the web, or attend to DELE preparation courses offered by different spanish schools like Wiracocha.

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What’s the best way to learn Spanish?

For all people who like to open up and extend their horizons by learning a new language, for work purposes, travel purposes or simply to get know a different culture visiting Peru is the best choice to do so. This time each year more and more people want to learn Spanish and experience the vivid culture and customs of Latin America.

Spanish is the third most spoken language of the world after English and Chinese and the number of Spanish-speakers is increasing. Today you can learn Spanish with the help of all kinds of media like books, magazines, CDs and through the internet but to learn a language in the most efficient manner (fast and easy) is to visit the country where it is spoken.

There are a lot of different approaches to study languages and it is crucial besides studying to use your vocabularies and grammar on a day to day basis. This is only achievable by getting in touch with the local population who speak Spanish as a mother tongue. Nowadays the majority of language travelers who travel to Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador or Peru want to learn and improve their Spanish by getting in touch with locals.

For sure Mexico and Spain are the most popular destinations so far but there are various recommendable alternatives, among others Peru is probably the best choice. This country has a unique history and cultural heritage, like Machupicchu, from the Inkas realm. Moreover there is the ancient culture of the Nazca or the natural habitat of Titicaca Lake. These places can’t be compared with any other sites around the world. Machupicchu even accounts for one of the new 7 World Wonders according to a recent survey. Cusco is like an island in the Andes Mountains and the people are very friendly and show a great hospitality. Every year people from all over the world visit this place because of its history and clean Spanish pronunciation which you can’t find anywhere else. That is why most of CNN Latin America speakers are recruited from Peru.

The best you can do if want learn Spanish as much as possible is practice but also you may attend to Spanish courses, in Cusco one good choice is Wiracocha Spanish School that offers courses for Beginners to Experts, Special Programs and voluntary work. Also have to offer home stay with Peruvian families or accommodation in individual apartments to make our visitors feel like home.

As it is said that only by practice you will become a master, it is also clear that the more you get in contact with locals and travel to places like Cusco better your Spanish will be and the more you will appreciate learning this world language.

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Learning Spanish By Your Own Way

Spanish is a language that is constantly gaining more and more enthusiasts around the world, it can be for business or traveling purposes, but the truth is that the people has always any reason to learn Spanish as other languages.

Most people try to learn Spanish by their own way, and truly in this times it can be very easy thanks to the technology, in essence Internet where is easy to find a lot of resources that will help them to enrich their vocabulary and grammar, but not always it could be an easy work to learn other languages as Spanish, so we decided to give some advices to the Spanish learners that wants learn by their own way.

1.  Immerse yourself in the language

One of the best practices to learn any language is to get immersed in that language and if is possible also in the culture, because when you are more immersed is more easy to learn the language. Try to find resources written in Spanish such us books, news, magazines, etc. music in Spanish, read and listen them in your free time.

2. Discipline and effort

Nothing could be achieved without discipline and effort; maybe it not will be easy for many reasons but organizing times will be very beneficial or at least giving special time to study every day will be worth.

3. Practice, practice and more practice.

The practice makes the master, so as much practice better results. Writing and listening are the best way to practice, but they will be nothing without the pronunciation, you can search podcasts on the web, record your pronunciation and compare with them.

4.  Find a Partner

A partner is very helpful to practice the new vocabulary, it would be better if the partner is a Spanish native speaker. Latin American people are really friendly they will be happy to talk with you.

5.  Buy or download from internet a book about Spanish grammar, it will help you to learn to conjugate verbs in different tenses and for each grammatical person (yo, tú, él, ella, nosotros, ellos, ellas, ustedes).

Obviously learning any language by your way not always will be as good as you expected, but with perseverance you can get success.

In other cases maybe could be good to attend to a Spanish School and better if they school is managed by native speakers or to travel to places where the Spanish is the native language.

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Welcome to Wiracocha – Bienvenidos a Wiracocha!!

Primeramente gracias por visitar nuestro blog. En esta sección de nuestra sitio web colgaremos información de la escuela, eventos, actividades, lo nuevo de nuestro sitio, además alguna información sobre nuestra hermosa ciudad Cusco, y entre otras cosas también pondremos a tu disposición algunos recursos que te ayudarán en tu aprendizaje del Español.

Esperamos que nuestro blog sea de tu agrado y de utilidad.

Agradeceremos cualquier comentario, sugerencia y/o críticas.

Saludos,
Wiracocha Team

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