DELE A1 and DELE A2upgrade

The major changes in the DELE A2 are summarised below.

Reading comprehension test

• Four rather than five exercises and 25 rather than 30 items, with the same total duration (60 min).
• Inclusion of everyday topics familiar to a broader profile of users.
• Format changes in some exercises.
• Former exercise 1 has been deleted.
• Exercises 1 and 2 are like former exercises 2 and 3 with slight changes.
• Exercise 3 is new.
• Exercise 4 is like former exercise 5 with slight changes.

Oral comprehension test

• Four rather than five exercises and 25 rather than 30 items, with the same total duration (40 min).
• Inclusion of examples in all exercises.
• Inclusion of everyday topics familiar to a broader profile of users.
• Longer pauses before, during and after audio recordings.
• Format changes in some exercises.
• Exercise 1 is new and all the options are images.
• Exercise 2 is like former exercise 2 with slight changes.
• Exercise 3 is new.
• Exercise 4 is like former exercise 3 with slight changes.
• Exercise 5 has been deleted.

Written expression and interaction test

• Two rather than three exercises, exercise 1 deleted.
• Reduction of total test duration from 50 to 45 min.
• Inclusion of two options in exercise 2.
• Inclusion of everyday topics familiar to a broader profile of users.
• New marking scales.

Oral expression and interaction test

• Three rather than four exercises, exercise 4 deleted.
• Reduction of duration from 15 to 12 min.
• Inclusion of everyday topics familiar to a broader profile of users.
• Systematisation of exercise 2 instructions, which are now always the same.
• Creation of a new system of options to facilitate administration.
• New marking scales.