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10 free online materials

Official sourceInstituto Cervantes · examenes.cervantes.es

DELE A1 · exam structure (official)

Four tests of 25 points each: reading 45 min (4 tasks, 25 items), listening 25 min (4 tasks, 25 items), writing 25 min (2 tasks), speaking 10 min plus 10 min preparation (3 tasks).

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DELE · what the diplomas are (Instituto Cervantes)

Official overview of the DELE diplomas: levels A1–C2, issued by the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of Spain's Ministry of Education, and their use in Spain (e.g. A2 for nationality).

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DELE · frequently asked questions (official)

Official DELE FAQ: diplomas have indefinite validity, results arrive by email and on the exam portal, and DELE A2 is one of the two requirements for nationality by residence.

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DELE · exam dates and registration deadlines

Official calendar of DELE sessions (convocatorias) for 2026 and 2027, with the registration deadline for each date and the refund rule.

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DELE and CCSE · find an exam centre

Official search tool for DELE and CCSE exam centres by country, region, province, session and exam type.

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DELE · results and review of grades

How and when DELE results are published (about two months after the written tests; about three months for May and November) and how to ask for a review.

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Physical Books

14 printed books for this level

Exam training · EdinumenEl Cronómetro A1. Manual de preparación del DELEAlejandro Bech, Esther Domínguez Marín e.a.Edinumen's DELE A1 prep manual: seven practice exams plus one extra model, with strategy exercises, an oral-exam section and exam-day advice. Published in 2010, before the minor DELE A1 update of April 2020, so check current task formats on examenes.cervantes.es.A1in SpanishBuy on Amazon.es
Exam training · DifusiónLas claves del DELE A1. Edición actualizadaMaría Pilar Soria Millán, María José Martínez RodríguezDifusión's DELE A1 prep book, updated for the exam format used since 2020: more than 80 activities, grammar summaries, strategies for each task ("las claves") and five complete practice exams, plus two self-correcting exams online on Campus Difusión.A1in SpanishBuy on Amazon.es

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