DELE
Prepare for the official DELE examination with focused work on the skills, task types and language required for your level.
Spanish exam preparation, one-to-one
Prepare for the exam you need to take — with a program built around you.
Prepare for DELE, SIELE, CELU or AAPPL with individual lessons focused on the format, skills and strategies required for your exam.
Study in Buenos Aires or online, with a preparation plan adapted to your current level, target result and available time.
Verbum provides exam preparation only.
We are not an official examination center and do not administer DELE, SIELE, CELU or AAPPL.
Students take the official exam through the corresponding authorized examination center or provider.
Which exam are you preparing for?
SIELE
Work on the language skills and digital task formats used in SIELE, with practice designed around the modules you need.
CELU
Prepare for CELU through integrated work on comprehension, production and the use of Spanish in real communicative situations.
AAPPL
Develop the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills assessed in AAPPL, with preparation tailored to your target proficiency level.
A preparation plan built around your exam
Exam preparation begins with understanding where you are now and what the exam will require from you.
Your individual program can include:
- assessment of your current level
- identification of strengths and areas to improve
- familiarization with the exam format
- targeted work on weaker skills
- practice with exam-style tasks
- timing and strategy
- detailed feedback
- review and consolidation before the exam
Not more Spanish for the sake of more Spanish.
The Spanish you need for the exam you are taking.
What we work on
Speaking
Develop clearer, more confident and better structured responses.
Listening
Improve comprehension while learning to identify the information that matters in exam tasks.
Reading
Work on speed, precision, inference and understanding different text types.
Writing
Plan, structure and revise your writing with focused feedback on language, coherence and task completion.
Grammar and accuracy
Review the structures that are affecting your performance without turning preparation into a generic grammar course.
Exam strategy
Learn how to approach tasks, manage your time and avoid losing points through misunderstanding the format.
Practice with purpose
Doing practice tasks is useful only when you understand what worked, what did not and what to change next time.
Your preparation can include exam-style activities, timed practice and simulated tasks, followed by detailed analysis and feedback.
The aim is not simply to complete more exercises.
It is to make each practice attempt more effective than the previous one.
Practice. Notice. Adjust. Try again.
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Feedback that helps you improve
Exam preparation often requires more detailed feedback than a general conversation class.
We can focus closely on accuracy, organization, vocabulary, pronunciation, task completion and the specific patterns that may be limiting your result.
Corrections are explained so that you can understand the problem, recognize it again and apply the correction independently.
For writing tasks, feedback may also include structure, coherence, register and language accuracy.
Buenos Aires or online
Exam preparation is always individual.
Choose in-person lessons in Buenos Aires or prepare online from anywhere.
Both formats follow the same principle: one-to-one work focused on your exam, your level and your preparation timeline.
In Buenos Aires
Study one-to-one with a program designed around your exam and available preparation time.
Online
Prepare from anywhere with the same focused approach and flexible scheduling.
How intensive should your preparation be?
That depends on your current level, the exam you are taking and how much time you have before the test.
Not sure where you are starting from?
Take our Spanish Level Test.
You may choose:
- a few lessons to understand the format and refine your strategy
- regular weekly preparation
- several classes per week
- an intensive program before your exam date
Your preparation plan can change as the exam gets closer.
The goal is not to study more than necessary.
It is to use your preparation time well.
Exam Preparation
US$ 40 / hour
10% discount on packs of 6 hours or more.
- Individual lessons
- Buenos Aires or online
- Materials included
- Exam-focused feedback included
Who is exam preparation for?
This program may be right for you if you want:
- A clear strategy
- to understand what the exam expects from you
- Focused practice
- to spend more time on the skills that need improvement
- Detailed feedback
- to understand exactly what is limiting your performance
- Confidence
- to arrive at the exam familiar with the format and better prepared to respond under pressure
Not sure which exam you need?
DELE, SIELE, CELU and AAPPL serve different purposes and use different assessment formats.
If you are not sure which exam fits your goal, tell us why you need Spanish certification and we can help you understand the differences before you begin preparing.
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Prepare with a plan
Tell us which exam you are taking, your current level and your expected exam date.
We’ll help you build a preparation program around the time you have available.