• The main objective of the preparatory course of Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language-Beginners / Intermediate Levels- is to train students to sit for the DELE exam Initial (ALTE B1) or Intermediate (ALTE B2).
  
  
• The course consists of 90 hours spread over six hours per week (two hours per day, three times per week).
  
  
• The test dates are usually in May, August and November.

• On-site

• The course involves intensive practice on exercises and activities similar to those raised by the examination.
  
  
• The practice covers the four skills and trains students to understand both written and oral production. It also covers procedures and techniques to consider when sitting for the test.
  
  
• The cost of the reading and working materials (specific to the preparation of the DELE) are covered by the students

The course is aimed at students who have completed the Spanish Language Program for Chinese Students at CUI, or other international students who have passed Level 6 or higher in the Regular Program.

Wine Sánchez, Mónica García.Preparation for the Diploma in Spanish Beginner Level B1.Madrid: Edelso, 2007.

Alzugaray, Pilar, Maria Jose Barrios and Carmen Hernández.Preparation for Intermediate Spanish Diploma.Madrid: Edelso, 2006.

Other resources:
http://diplomas.cervantes.es/profesores/elaboracion.jsp(various materials)
http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/dele(supporting interactive quizzes)
http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/actividades_ave/default.htm(virtual classroom activities)
http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/lecturas(graded readers step by step)
http://internet.cervantes.es/internetcentros/ensenanza/materiales/dele/index.html(explanation of grammar and writing exercises).

Week 1

• Class 1: Mock exam.Reading comprehension.
  Group correction and detection of main difficulties.First strategies.
  Task: write a short text about an instruction similar to those used in the test.
• Class 2: Mock exam: Written production.
  Correction in pairs.
• Class 3: MULTIMEDIA: Listening Comprehension (30 minutes).Strategies for listening comprehension.

Week 2
(TEST 1) personal relationships, physical description and character

• Class 1: Mock oral exam.
  Understanding exam instructions.
• Class 2: More Audio CD's Prepare for the Diploma in Spanish Beginner Level B1 (PDE) (track 1-4) Pag 17-21: Working with vocabulary.
• Class 3: MULTIMEDIA: Web Exercise (More audio).Working with text comprehension.
  Task: Communicative competence: Exercises.Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://internet.cervantes.es/internetcentros/ensenanza/materiales/dele/index.html.

Week 3
(TEST 2) Housing

• Class 1: Correction of communicative competence.Oral vocabulary exercises.Reading comprehension.
• Class 2.Working with short texts.Strategies to deduce the correct answer if you do not understand the whole text.
• Class 3: Further reading comprehension.Closing the examination 1.Overview.
  Task: Produce texts with test 2 vocabulary according to instructions.
  Communicative competence: Test 2.

Week 4
Housing

• Class 1: Vocabulary exercises.Correct texts in pairs.
  Correct exercises of communicative competence.
• Class 2: Working with vocabulary and texts.Derive meaning from context.
  Work in class with two test CD.
• Class 3: MULTIMEDIA. More listening exercises: http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/deñe/modelosdeexamenesinteractivos
  Task: Read one of the storieshttp://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/lecturas.
  Complete activities.

Week 5
(Test 2 and 3) The world of work and study

• Class 1: Reading comprehension.More vocabulary work.Discussion on the story read.
  Task: Prepare Review Communicative Competence 3: Exercise. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://internet.cervantes.es/internetcentros/ensenanza/materiales/dele/index.html.
• Class 2: Written texts: interpretation. Written texts: production.
• Class 3: Correction of written texts.Brief mock oral examination.
  Closing of Examination 3.
  Task: Develop Communicative Competence Test 4: Exercises. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://internet.cervantes.es/internetcentros/ensenanza/materiales/dele/index.html.

Week 6
(Test 4) Banks and shopping

• Class 1: Brief mock oral examination of Test 3.
  Test 4: vocabulary work.
• Class 2: Working with oral texts: MULTIMEDIA.
• Class 3: Working with oral texts: MULTIMEDIA.
  Task: Prepare written texts according to instructions in Test 4.

Week 7 (Test 4) Banks and shopping

• Class 1: Written texts: interpretation. Written texts: production.
• Class 2: Correction of written texts.
• Lesson 3:.Brief review mock oral examination. Closing of Test 4
  Task: Review evertything seen before.

Week 8
GENERAL REVIEW OF ALL THE VOCABULARY.Mock exam.AUDIO EXERCISES.

Week 9
(Test 5) The body and health

• Class 1: Vocabulary Test and communicative competence in Test 5.
  Task: Produce audio exercises.
• Class 2: Correction of audio exercises.Interpreting texts
• Class 3: Interpretation of written texts.Production of written texts.
  Task: Produce written texts according to instructions in Test 5.

Week 10
(Test 5) The body and health.

• Class 1: Correction of written texts in pairs.
• Class 2: Multimedia: more work with audio texts.
• Class 3: Mock oral exam.Closing of Test 5.
  Task: Review of everything seen and studied so far.

Week 11
REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATION OF EVERYTHING SEEN SO FAR.Mock exam.

Week 12
(Test 6) Travel, nature and the environment.

• Class 1: Vocabulary. Written Texts: Interpretation and production.
• Class 2: AUDIO: MULTIMEDIA.
• Class 3: Production of oral texts.Group work.
  Task: Develop Communicative Competence Test 6: Exercises. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://internet.cervantes.es/internetcentros/ensenanza/materiales/dele/index.html.

Week 13
(Test 7) City transports and the media

• Class 1: Vocabulary. Written Texts: Interpretation and production.
• Class 2: AUDIO: MULTIMEDIA.
• Class 3: Production of oral texts.Group work.
  Task: Develop Communicative Competence Test 7: Exercises. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://internet.cervantes.es/internetcentros/ensenanza/materiales/dele/index.html.

Week 14
(Test 8) Leisure, culture and sports

• Class 1: Vocabulary. Written Texts: Interpretation and production.
• Class 2: AUDIO: MULTIMEDIA.
• Class 3: Production of oral texts.Group work.
  Task: Develop Communicative Competence Test 8: Exercises. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://internet.cervantes.es/internetcentros/ensenanza/materiales/dele/index.html.

Week 15

• Class 1: Mock exam
• Class 2: Group Correction.General revision
• Class 3: An Overview

Week 1

• Class 1: Simulation of initial examination.Reading comprehension.
  Group correction and detection of main difficulties.First strategies.
  Task: write a short text about an instruction similar to those used in the test.
• Class 2: Simulation of initial examination: Written production.
  Correction in pairs.
• Class 3: MULTIMEDIA: Listening Comprehension (30 minutes).Strategies for listening comprehension.

Week 2
(TEST 1) Food, food, food and beverage

• Class 1: Mock oral exam.Understanding exam instructions.
• Class 2: More Audio CD's Prepare for the Diploma in Spanish Intermediate B2 (PDE) (track 1-4) Pag 14-16: Working with grammar and vocabulary.
• Class 3.MULTIMEDIA: Web Exercise (More audio).Working with text comprehension.
  Task: Communicative competence: Exercises.Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/matdid/

Week 3
(TEST 2) Leisure, sports and holidays

• Class 1: Correction of communicative competence.Oral vocabulary exercises.Reading comprehension.
• Class 2. Working with short texts.Strategies to deduce the correct answer if you do not understand the whole text.
• Class 3: Further reading comprehension.Closing examination 1.Overview.
  Task: Produce texts with the vocabulary of test 2 according to instructions.
  
  Communicative competence: Test 2.

Week 4
Leisure, sports and holidays

• Class 1: Vocabulary exercises.Correct texts in pairs.
  Correct exercises of communicative competence.
• Class 2: Working with vocabulary and texts.Derive meaning from context.
  Work in class with two test CD.
• Class 3: MULTIMEDIA. More listening exercises: http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/matdid/;
  Task: Read one of the storieshttp://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/lecturas.Complete activities.

Week 5
(Test 2 and 3) Work and study

• Class 1: Reading comprehension.More vocabulary work.Discussion on the story read.
  Task: Prepare Communicative Competence. Test 3: Exercise. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/matdid/
• Class 2: Written texts: interpretation. Written texts: production.
• Class 3: Correction of written texts.Brief mock oral examination.Closing examination 3.
  Task: Develop Communicative Competence Test 4: Exercises. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/matdid/

Week 6
(Test 4) Movies, television, literature and Entertainment

• Class 1: Short mock for oral examination in Test 3.
  Test 4: vocabulary work.
• Class 2: Working with oral texts: MULTIMEDIA.
• Class 3: Working with oral texts: MULTIMEDIA.
  Task: Prepare written texts according to instructions in Test 4

Week 7
(Test 4) Movies, television, literature and Entertainment

• Class 1: Written texts: interpretation .Written texts: production.
• Class 2: Correction of written texts.
• Class 3.Brief mock of oral examination. Closing Test 4
  Task: Review everything seen before.

Week 8
GENERAL REVIEW OF ALL THE VOCABULARY.Mock exam.AUDIO EXERCISES.

Week 9
(Test 5) Health, illness and medicine

• Class 1: Vocabulary Test and communicative competence for Test 5.
  Task: Prepare audio exercises.
• Class 2: Correction of audio exercises.Interpreting texts
• Class 3: Interpretation of written texts.Production of written texts.
  Task: Produce written texts according to instructions in Test 5.

Week 10
(Test 5) Health, illness and medicine

• Class 1: Correction of written texts in pairs.
• Class 2: Multimedia: more work with listening texts.
• Class 3: Mock oral exam.Closing Test 5.
  Task: Review of everything seen and studied so far.

Week 11
REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATION OF EVERYTHING SEEN SO FAR.Mock exam.

Week 12
(Test 6) Nature, energy and environment.

• Class 1: Vocabulary. Written Texts: Interpretation and production.
• Class 2: AUDIO: MULTIMEDIA.
• Class 3: Production of oral texts.Group work.
  Task: Develop Communicative Competence Test 6: Exercises. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/matdid/

Week 13
(Test7) Banking, clothing and housing

• Class 1: Vocabulary. Written Texts: Interpretation and production.
• Class 2: AUDIO: MULTIMEDIA.
• Class 3: Production of oral texts.Group work.
  Task: Develop Communicative Competence Test 6: Exercises. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/matdid/.

Week 14
General Review

• Class 1: Specific work on strategy.Texts from different tests
• Class 2: AUDIO: MULTIMEDIA.
• Class 3: Production of oral texts.Group work.
  Task: Develop Communicative Competence Test 7: Exercises. Consult grammar explanations to share in class.
  http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/matdid/

Week 15

• Class 1: Mock exam
• Class 2: Correction group.General Revision.