The Center Accredited by the Cervantes Institute of the University of Panama focuses on three areas: the application of exams to obtain Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE), the Constitutional and Sociocultural Knowledge tests of Spain (CCSE) and the project of the International Service for the Evaluation of the Spanish Language (SIELE).
DELE diplomas are internationally recognized and enjoy great prestige, not only among public and private educational institutions and authorities, but also in the business world. They are an official guarantee in the evaluation and certification of language skills in Spanish. Every year we carry out three calls for exams. Check the dates of the next calls here.
The CCSE test has been prepared by the Cervantes Institute (IC) to assess knowledge of the Constitution and the Spanish social and cultural reality, an essential requirement for granting Spanish nationality to Sephardim from Spain and for obtaining Spanish nationality. Spanish by residence. This test is applied monthly and registration is done through the IC page. If you are interested in taking the test, check the available places.
SIELE is an Ibero-American project created and promoted by the Cervantes Institute (IC), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the University of Salamanca (USAL), in alliance with Telefónica Educación Digital (TED), which aims to assess and certify knowledge of Spanish as a foreign language, as well as the linguistic skills of native speakers, by digital means.
Registration for the SIELE exam is done electronically through the portal www.siele.org.
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Spanish as a foreign language
The Carmen Guadalupe Córdoba Language Center of the University of Panama (CELUP) conducts semester courses of Spanish as a foreign language, whose levels correspond to those established in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(CEFR).
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INITIAL A1
This diploma certifies that the person can function in situations of simple communication, related to areas of immediate need or very everyday topics.
INITIAL A2
It certifies that the candidate is able to understand frequently used phrases and everyday expressions related to areas of experience that are especially relevant to him (basic information about himself and his family, shopping, places of interest, occupations, etc.)
INTERMEDIATE B1
It accredits sufficient linguistic competence to understand and react appropriately to the most common situations of daily life and to communicate wishes and needs in a basic way.
INTERMEDIATE B2
It accredits sufficient linguistic competence to function in ordinary situations of daily life, in normal communication circumstances that do not require a specialized use of the language.
UPPER C1
It accredits sufficient linguistic competence to express oneself clearly and without having to limit what one wants to say. The candidate has a good command of a wide lexical repertoire, including idiomatic and colloquial expressions.
UPPER C2
The Higher Level Spanish Diploma (C2) certifies the linguistic competence necessary to function in situations that require a high use of the language and knowledge of the cultural habits that are manifested through it.
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This distribution fulfills an extraordinary didactic and pedagogical function: each one of the levels is programmed in such a way that —by themselves— they cover the programming demands of the university semester. The methodology used is communicative, and thanks to this the student learns basic grammar and communicative skills to face various situations.
At the end of each level, a certificate of attendance and achievement will be delivered from the University of Panama and CELUP.
