Our SIELE course focuses on preparation for the official examination through targeted teaching based on practice and mock versions of real tests. It is designed for students who want to take the examination with structured preparation focused on each of its parts.

Course description

  • The SIELE course is designed to prepare students for an official Spanish certification through targeted skills-based work.
  • The course combines intensive practice, familiarisation with the examination format and training aimed at improving performance in each test.

Participants / Teaching hours, timetable and duration

Classes can be taken privately or in a group.

Private classes take place 2 days per week in 45-minute sessions.

Group classes take place 2 days per week in 90-minute sessions.

Groups of 2 to 6 students. Private classes are also available.

What is included

  • Initial placement test and guidance on joining the course.
  • In-house materials and access to digital resources.
  • Academic monitoring, progress assessment and tutorials.
  • Certificate for the course taken, subject to attendance and achievement requirements.

Reference textbooks are purchased separately when required.

Format

  • In person: classes at our premises, in classrooms equipped with televisions and functional furniture.
  • Live online: sessions via Google Meet, with constant interaction between teachers and students.
  • Resources: dynamic digital content and interactive activities to support learning.

Levels and courses

The course is available for the levels of the CEFR:

  • A1 – First steps in Spanish to communicate in basic situations. A1 overview

  • A2 – Developing everyday communication with greater confidence and independence. A2 overview

  • B1 – Consolidating the language to handle familiar contexts with ease. B1 overview

  • B2 – Greater fluency, accuracy and ability to interact in more complex situations. B2 overview

  • C1 – Advanced language use with greater flexibility and proficiency in academic or professional contexts. C1 overview

  • C2 – Refining Spanish with a broad and precise command of the language. C2 overview

Our programme is organised according to the levels and sublevels set out in the Instituto Cervantes Curriculum Plan and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Placement test

Before starting, you take a placement test to join the most suitable course and group. You can take it online or book an in-person assessment.

  • Guidance: reference level and recommended course.
  • Continuity: next course in the learning pathway and study pace and format options.

 

Option 1: in-person test at our school

Personalised, face-to-face assessment with an expert teacher

Available by appointment at our premises

Book your in-person test

 

Option 2: online test from wherever you are

 

Assess your level conveniently from home before you arrive 

Advance preparation for incoming international students

Take the online test

Methodology

The SIELE course methodology focuses on skills-based training, with mock examinations and intensive practice of each part of the test.

Teaching materials

  • Included: in-house materials developed by the teaching team and supplementary digital resources.
  • Not included: reference textbooks, which students must purchase. These are available to buy at the school.

Monitoring and tutorials

  • Continuous monitoring of progress by the teaching staff.
  • Regular assessment: classroom observation and comprehension, expression, interaction and mediation tasks.
  • Tutorials and personalised guidance to answer questions and support learning progress.
  • Passing the course: required attendance, completion of activities and tests, achievement of objectives and an overall pass assessment.

Certificate

  • Details: course taken, teaching hours, dates and result or level of achievement.
  • Minimum attendance: 80 % of classes, alongside compliance with the centre's rules and the course's academic requirements.

The certificate confirms the preparation course taken. It is not equivalent to obtaining the official examination diploma or certificate and does not in itself certify completion of a level.

Course certificates are issued by Hablo itself. The progress tests and assessments required to obtain them are internal and created by the teaching team; they are not official DELE or SIELE certification exams.

Prices

Private classes

  • 650 € / week

Group classes (2-6 students)

  • 275 € / week

Payment methods: card, cash and bank transfer.

What the price includes

The SIELE course price includes:

  • mock examinations

  • academic monitoring

  • tutorials

  • digital resources

  • final certificate

Additional information

  • The course must be paid for in full before the start date, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the administration in advance.

  • The booking deposit is 50 €, which will be deducted from the total course price.

  • Cancellations made more than 14 days before the start date receive a full refund; for cancellations made less than 14 days before the start, the full amount is refunded minus the 50 € deposit; once the course has started, no refund is available.

SIELE calendar

Contact the school for dates and availability of the SIELE preparation course. Tests taken during the course are internal and created by the school; they are not official SIELE exam sessions. Registration and dates for the official exam must be checked separately with the relevant examining body.

Enrolment form

To enrol in one of our courses, please complete the form below. Our team will review your application and contact you to confirm the details of your enrolment.

You can tell us which course interests you, your preferred study option and whether you would like private or group classes. You can also add any further information that will help us advise you.

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