Framework agreement signed by FEDELE and SEA

7 Aug, 2015

FEDELE and SEA, the Argentinian Association of Language Schools, last week signed a framework agreement for the development of Language Tourism in both countries.  SEA is a non-profit organisation founded in 1993 which has 120 schools across Argentina, mainly in...

DELE Exams

2 Aug, 2015

The Instituto Cervantes, organisers of the DELE exams, have issued an official notice stating that in the first half of this year more than 35,000 people have taken the official test of proficiency in Spanish. The figures show a considerable increase over last year...

SIELE is born

15 Jul, 2015

Information has already appeared in the press about a new test of proficiency in Spanish. The new exam, which will be called SIELE (Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española), will be organised by the Instituto Cervantes, the Autonomous University of...

Interview with FEDELE at LdeLengua Podcast

10 Jul, 2015

This week, our President, Mari Carmen Timor and our manager, Ana Cózar, have been interviewed by Francisco Herrera at LdeLengua, a podcast for Spanish teachers which has been going for more than eight years, during which time nearly a hundred episodes have been...

Spanish: a living language – 2015 Report

29 Jun, 2015

The Instituto Cervantes has published its annual report “Spanish: a living language”.  This year the publication coincides with the celebration of E Day. In order to calculate the number of Spanish speaking people, the Instituto Cervantes uses the official census...

E Day is getting closer

21 Jun, 2015

The network of Instituto Cervantes schools will be holding their usual E Day, the big Spanish language fiesta, on the 20th June. Although there will be events in most of the schools, the main programme will take place at the Instituto Cervantes in Alcalá Street in...

ISIC-FEDELE Spanish student card

11 Jun, 2015

As part of their plan for improving what member schools offer their students, FEDELE has just launched a new initiative: an ISIC-FEDELE international student card for students of Spanish.  This project, which has already begun, is organised with ISIC whose...

Presenting FIAPE

4 Jun, 2015

If you are a Spanish as a Foreign Language professional you are sure to know about the work of the International Federation of Associations of Teachers of Spanish (FIAPE).  It is made up of sixteen national associations and fourteen thousand Spanish teachers. Their...

26th International Congress of ASELE

4 Jun, 2015

FEDELE is pleased to announce the forthcoming International Congress of ASELE which is now in its 26th year. This year the conference will be held from the 16th to the 19th September at the School of Modern Languages of the University of Granada. The main focus of the...