Languages Service

We offer 80-hour preparation courses for the CertACLES B1 and B2 exams, working on the four skills corresponding to different parts of the exam. You will also be given insights into how to successfully approach the exam.

• DELE: Exam techniques
• Intensive Spanish course
• Academic Writing in Spanish
• Spanish for Health Sciences
• Tailored Spanish

There are language courses for the CEFR levels of C1 (Suficiència, Mitjà) and C2 (Superior). These courses can be undertaken in two different ways:

• Specific semester-long courses (CEFL). These are usually announced in December and take place between February and May.
• Integrated annual courses (CIFL). The C1 language training course forms part of the programme for Capacitació de Valencià (CCEV, training course for teaching in the Valencian language), as part of the Competencia Lingüística (language skills) module. The C2 course forms part of the Diploma de Mestre de Valencià (DMV, diploma for the teaching of Valencian in primary education), in the form of the Competencia Lingüística (language skills) module. Registration for these courses is open between May and July, with places filled on a first come, first served basis. The courses run from October to April.

For more information, send an email to: vgarcia@uchceu.es

We run intensive 10-week French courses at the A1 and A2 CEFR levels. The focus will be on the four linguistic skills: writing, speaking, reading and listening.

We run intensive 10-week Italian courses at the A1 and A2 CEFR levels. The focus will be on the four linguistic skills: writing, speaking, reading and listening.

We run intensive 10-week German courses at the A1 and A2 CEFR levels. The focus will be on the four linguistic skills: writing, speaking, reading and listening.

Elementary Chinese and Chinese Culture: a beginner’s course in the language and culture of China, in which students will learn pronunciation techniques, how to write Chinese characters and discover elements of Chinese culture.

• At the December 2015 meeting of the Accreditation Commission of ACLES, the Spanish Association of Language Centres in Higher Education, CEU-UCH was recognized as an official ACLES examination centre for B1, B2 and C1 English exams for the 2016-2017 academic year. The committee renewed this accreditation for the 2017-2018 academic year at its December 2016 meeting. This means that CEU-UCH can issue the corresponding certificates with the CertACLES logo.

  Certificates with the CertACLES logo are recognized as evidence of ability in foreign languages by the Valencian Department for Education (Conselleria d’Educació, Investigació, Cultura i Esport), in accordance with Decree 61/2013 of 17^th May, and also by other organizations.

  Language Level	Exam date	Registration Period
  English B1	1st of December 25th of May	1st of October to the 19th of November 1st of April to the 13th of May
  English B2	30th of September 21st of April	15th of July to the 15th of September 19th of Febraury to the 9th of April

• Cambridge English exams: PET, FCE and CAE.

• DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) exams, at A2, B1 and B2 levels. These Spanish as a foreign language exams are certified by the Instituto Cervantes and enjoy worldwide recognition. More information.
• SIELE (Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española) exam, This multilevel Spanish language exam is undertaken online. It is organized by the Instituto Cervantes and enjoys worldwide recognition. More information
• CCSE (Conocimientos Constitucionales y Socioculturales de España) exam., Passing this exam, which concerns the constitution, society and culture of Spain, is now a legal requirement for those wishing to acquire Spanish nationality and who are either Sephardic Jews with ancestral links to Spain or foreign nationals resident in Spain. More information

Accreditation exams at the CEFR levels of B1, C1 and C2 are organized on the three University campuses. There are two types:

• CIEACOVA - Official exams recognized by the JQCV (Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià, the Valencian Language Exam Board). Anyone can register for these exams which are supervised by CIEACOVA (the Commissió Interuniversitària d’Estandarització I Acreditació de Coneixements de Valencià, the Interuniversity Board for the Standardization and Accreditation of Knowledge of the Valencian Language, which was established in September 2015 – for more information, visit www.cieacova.com). The exams all take place on the same day, at the same time, with the same exam being set and standard marking criteria being used across the seven universities which have members on the Board: UJI, UA, UMH, UPV, UV, UCV and UCH. Successful exam candidates are awarded official certificates by the JQCV.
• PAAC - Pruebas de Acreditación y Acceso a la Capacitación. These are university-internal tests, for accreditation and access to the Capacitació de Valencià. These exams are only valid internally at the UCH, exclusively for the purpose of the CCEV and DMV courses. B1, C1 and C2 exams are organized at the end of April and no specific certificates are issued. These exams are aimed at: students on the CCEV and DMV courses who have not been able to pass the Competencia Lingüística module in previous years; students currently taking this module (including Primary Education students who are part of the PEIM programme); and those who wish to study on the CCEV or DMV courses in the following academic year and wish to pass this exam instead of undertaking the Competencia Lingüística module (C1 for the CCEV and C2 for the DMV).

For more information, send an email to: vgarcia@uchceu.es