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The DUCLE (University Certificate of Proficiency in Spanish as a Foreign Language) exam is a two-level exam that assesses a student’s oral and written linguistic and communication skills in Spanish as a foreign language. The exam does not assess the knowledge obtained from a specific class, study program or training course taken by the candidate.

Its aim is to assess a candidate’s proficiency in Spanish, in alignment with the Common European Framework of Reference for intermediate (B1 and B2) and advanced levels (C1).

This certificate holds versatile value, and it is applicable to business, professional, and academic uses, as well as an aid in expat integration. Consequently, successful candidates may come from a wide array of backgrounds.

Intermediate Level:

This exam assesses the candidate’s ability to navigate a variety of social interactions, demonstrating apt but limited performance in communicative exchanges within professional and academic contexts.

  • Functional Intermediate (B1): This exam assesses whether the candidate can navigate various social, professional, and academic situations.
  • Independent Intermediate (B2): This exam assesses the candidate’s ability to navigate a variety of social interactions, including a sufficient but limited performance in professional and academic contexts. This level of proficiency is the minimum required to attend a university or college program.

Advanced Level:

This exam assesses the candidate’s ability to competently and independently navigate business, professional, and academic situations.

  • Effective Advanced (C1) Level: This exam evaluates the candidate’s language skills that enable effective, fluent, and spontaneous communication across various private, social, professional, and academic contexts.

The exam is made up of four consecutive tests that evaluate the four macro-abilities that make up the candidate’s communicative level of proficiency in Spanish as a foreign language, i.e., reading (reading comprehension tasks), writing (writing tasks), listening (listening comprehension tasks), and speaking (oral interaction tasks).