DeleToday Spanish is the worlds fourth most commonly spoken language, after Chinese, English and Hindi. Spanish is the ofcial language of around twenty countries, spoken in more than !, and the mother tongue of o"er !! million people. Spanish is at the moment the second language of international communication, and is #eing increasingly used in economic, political and cultural relations.The num#er of those studying Spanish throughout the world is growing e"ery year, and getting ready for the Diplomas of Spanish as a $oreign %anguage &DE%E', is de(nitely one of the #est ways to start working with Spanish and %atin )merican companies and institutions.The Diplomas of Spanish as a $oreign %anguage &DE%E' are ofcial *uali(cations, which pro"e your le"el of pro(ciency in the Spanish language and which are awarded #y the Spanish +inistry of Education and Science.The DE%E Diplomas are internationally recogni,ed, and en-oy great prestige not only among pu#lic and pri"ate educational institutions and authorities, #ut also in the #usiness world and cham#ers of commerce. They are ideal for furthering your career and access to education, #oth in Spain and in other %atin )merican countries.The DE%E e.aminations ha"e #een designed following the guidelinesof the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages &CE$/' of the Council of Europe, which ensures a practical way of esta#lishing a standard, international and o#-ecti"e measurement ofthe le"el that should #e reached at each teaching stage, and in e"aluating results.There are si. le"els &)0, )1, 20, 21, C0 and C1', and therefore the courses are organi,ed in si. le"els, depending on the degree of difculty and according to the students a#ility to communicate in the language on completion of each le"el.The e.aminations include /eading Comprehension, 3ritten E.pression, 4ral Comprehension, 5rammar and 6oca#ulary and 6er#al E.pression.7n %e"el )0, students will #e a#le to e.press themsel"es simply in #asic and predicta#le e"eryday life situations.7n %e"el )1, students will #e a#le to e.press themsel"es ade*uately in #asic social con"entions and communicate satisfactorily in e"eryday life situations.7n %e"el 20, students will #e a#le to e.press themsel"es reasona#ly accurately and with a degree of 8e.i#ility in familiar #ut more comple. e"eryday life situations.7n %e"el 21, students will #e a#le to communicate 8uently and with sufcient accuracy, using an appropriate register of formality, to e.press their ideas well, using language suita#le for the situation.7n %e"el C0, students will #e a#le to e.press themsel"es 8uently andspontaneously, using the register necessary for the conte.t of the con"ersation and the intentions of the speaker.)nd (nally in %e"el C1, students will #e a#le to e.press themsel"es in all types of situations, including discussion on a#stract and comple. specialised themes.DELE Diploma in Spanish Framework of ReferenceLevelDiploma in Spanish %e"el )0 )0 2reakthroughDiploma in Spanish %e"el )1 )1 3aystageDiploma in Spanish %e"el 20 20 ThresholdDiploma in Spanish %e"el 21 21 6antageDiploma in Spanish %e"el C0 C0 E9ecti"e 4perational :ro(ciencyDiploma in Spanish %e"el C1 C1 +asteryE"ery year, more than ;,!!! candidates sit the e.aminations for this Diploma. E.aminations are held three times a year < in +ay, )ugust and =o"em#er, in ;!! e.amination centres #ased in o"er 0!! countries worldwide.The >ni"ersity of Salamanca colla#orates in designing e.am papers and in grading the tests with 7nstituto Cer"antes, a pu#lic institution from the Spanish 5o"ernment that was founded in 0??0 to promote the de"elopment of Spanish and %atin )merican language and culture throughout the world.)t the Diplomas we#site &http@AAdiplomas.cer"antes.esAen' you can (nd all the information you need a#out DE%E.