During 2013/14 academic year I have been supporting students with their Spanish GCSE, A-Levels and IB ab initio exams. In addition, I am now accredited as an examiner for DELE levels B1/B2 by Instituto Cervantes to prepare and assess students for their DELE exams. There are so many differences on the way these exams are set and assessed and the resources available for tutors for preparing that it is imperative for all teachers to get know in great detail what is at stake. DELE It seems clear that DELE exams are the hardest for a tutor to help preparing mainly because there are no past papers available. This material is being destroyed after every entry. Also, time restrictions, for the speaking test the students have only a few minutes before the exam to prepare the answers for the questions. No material is allowed in the room and students have no access to the questions until the exam starts. IB ab initio This is very similar to DELE on terms of material
Blog sobre experincias en el aprendizaje de lenguas, en concreto español como lengua extranjera. Dirigido a todos aquellos interesados en el uso de nuevas tecnologías y la adquisición de lenguas. En este blog se refleja mi transición personal del aprendizaje en contextos formal basados en programas de estudios, en contraste a experiencias en un aprendizaje fuera del aula más natural, personalizado y autodirigido fuera de contextos escolares.