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HOW THE DELE EXAM ORAL IS SCORED

HOW THE DELE EXAM ORAL IS SCORED

Know how the DELE exam oral is scored. What are examiners looking for? The four assessment criteria: fluency, coherence, correctness & linguistic scope (vocabulary) illustrated and explained with real exam samples.

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The best DELE exam prep is expanding your lexis

The best DELE exam prep is expanding your lexis

The best DELE exam prep is expanding your lexis (vocabulary, cognate words, link phrases, collocations and expressions). This post shows you how to do it.

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Links to best Spanish exam prep resources

Links to best Spanish exam prep resources

Links to the best Spanish exam prep resources, to help you prepare for the DELE, SIELE or OPIc. These are the top free online sites for practice, model exams and expanding your lexis

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Mastering ser / estar and gender in Spanish

Mastering ser / estar and gender in Spanish

Mastering ser / estar and gender in Spanish is essential for scoring well under the correctness criterion of exams of Spanish such as the DELE, SIELE and OPI. We help you understand the logic behind the Spanish forms.

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TOP TIPS FOR ACING SPANISH READING COMPREHENSION TESTS

TOP TIPS FOR ACING SPANISH READING COMPREHENSION TESTS

Acing Spanish Reading Comprehension tests, such as for the DELE / SIELE or RPT / OPI, requires ample lexis and understanding examiners’ techniques – this blog post explains how, with our battle-tested tips for acing these exams

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Acing your Spanish oral exam: 20 TOP TIPS

Acing your Spanish oral exam: 20 TOP TIPS

For acing your Spanish oral exam (the American OPI or the DELE / SIELE) know the examiners’ four assessment criteria and do lots of expertly guided PRACTICE to show coherence, fluency, ample lexis plus accurate language use.

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