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DELE in Guadalajara, Mexico

IMAC Spanish Language Programs is a school dedicated to the instruction of Spanish as a second language. Four decades of experience have armored our programs with solid academic foundations and innovative insight permitting constant renovation ascertaining our place atop the vanguard of Spanish education. A highly professional and capable professor ate complement our already solid class structures with dynamic presentations and a tactical approach to our students learning process, evaluating progress on continuous feedback.

In addition to our accreditation from the Secretary of Education of Mexico since 1976, IMAC Spanish Language Programs is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes as an official examination center for the Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language in Guadalajara, Mexico, widely known as DELE (Diploma de Español como lengua Extanjera).

The DELE, Spanish acronym for Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language, is the sole standardized accreditation system for Spanish as a foreign language students accepted in over 100 different countries around the world. This certification is granted by Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport through the Instituto Cervantes. A DELE diploma provides the beholder with an accredited level of competence and mastery of Spanish. This provides a valuable platform of international prestige for all those who wish to work or study in a Spanish speaking organization and environment.

We are perhaps the only language center in Mexico with official accreditation for DELE testing from, The Ministry for Education of Spain and The Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language from The Secretary of Education of Mexico. The following are the six different DELE levels:

A1- Starter level: This qualification attests to sufficient linguistic ability for a very basic range of the most commonly simple expressions used in the Spanish-speaking world and in order to satisfy immediate needs of a concrete type.

A2- Waystage or Elementary level: This qualification attests to sufficient linguistic ability for understanding a basic range of the commonly simple and immediate relevance of expressions used in the Spanish-speaking world (basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).

B1- Beginner Level: Academically it attests that the beholder has gained the proficiency demanded by high school education standard. Professionally, this diploma certifies that the recipient can interact in predictable scenarios that do not require making important decisions.

B2- Intermediate Level: Academically it attest that the beholder has gained the proficiency demanded by a pre-superior education standard such as that of a technician. Professionally, it certifies that the recipient can act in day to day situations and perform routine tasks with a certain autonomous extent even though he/she may require help from a native speaker from time to time.

C1- At this level, users are expected to be able to use the structures of a language with ease and fluency. Users are able to adapt their language use to a variety of social situations, and express opinions and take part in discussions and arguments in a culturally acceptable way.

C2- Superior Level: Academically it attests that the beholder has gained the proficiency demanded by a superior degree of education such as a B.S. or B.A. Professionally it certifies that the recipient can interact in all types of scenarios and contexts and perform task that require executive and decision making not to mentioned processing of complex and technical vocabulary.

The following are the registration and examination dates for the DELE exams: 2014 dates

Examination date	Registration dates
Friday April 11th/ 2014	From 17th Feb to 7th March. / 2014
Saturday 24th of May/ 2014	From 17th February to 11th of April/ 2014
Friday 18th of July/ 2014	From 17th February to 13th June/ 2014
Saturday 22nd of November/ 2014	From 17th February to 17th Octuber/ 2014

DELE Fees 2014
A1 Starter Level	A2 Waystage or Elementary Level	B1 Beginner Level	B2 Intermediate Level	C1 Nivel C1 Level	C2 Superior Level
$1,240.00 MXN*	$1,450.00 MXN*	$1,800.00 MXN*	$2,020.00 MXN*	$2,140.00 MXN*	$2,240.00 MXN*

*MXN=Mexican Pesos

We offer two types of courses that will prepare you for the DELE exam:

Our group preparation course is a 4 week program which begins one month before the examination date with a minimum of 4 parcipants. However, if you are able to put together a group of minimum 4 people, all taking the same level of exam, we can also set up a group preparation course for you to begin any Monday before the examination date. You will attend 4 hours a day, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday.

If you are on a tight schedule and can only attend certain hours per day or if there are only certain aspects of the exam you would like to prepare for, then a private preparation program is best for you. This will allow you to take from as little as 1 hour up to as many hours per day as you wish as well as prepare for the entire exam or only focus on certain sections you may be concerned with. A private program may begin any day of the week.

DELE preparation program and cost:
$50 USD registration fee
$620 USD 4 week group course (Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm)
Please contact us for book prices.

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