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Cactus is one of the world's leading language training companies, providing courses in over 25 languages, in 45 countries and 150 destinations worldwide. It specialises in all forms of trainer-based language training for enterprises and individuals, from evening courses and language learning holidays, to tailor-made packages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Cactus also uses blended learning approaches, included self-study and online & distance learning under the banner "learn a language your way". Read more about Cactus
Did Obama get it right or not?
Posted by augusta under Cactus Languages Abroad, English, In the Press, Learning a language
It’s not only Obama’s comment about learning languages that has been interesting over the past week here in New York - “we should have every child speaking more than one language” - but also the responses from a range of groups who agree and disagree with him to varying extents.
Tags:English, French, Japanese, learning languages, Obama
The Language of the EU
Posted by Sarah under English, French, German, In the Press, Italian
Augusta Nicol, Director of Studies at Cactus New York, comments on Berlusconi’s latest upset
Silvio Berlusconi, the intractable and obstinate Italian Prime Minister, has thrown a tantrum over the fact that EU meetings use the languages that most Europeans speak, and not Italian (read full article in EUobserver here).
He has “advised his ministers to walk out [...]
Tags:Berlusconi, EU, Italian
Loving the lingo
Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Languages Abroad, In the Press
Spirit and Destiny, March 2008
Following a news announcement from Cactus about a range of international spa breaks to help people detox their bodies and minds, Spirit and Destiny ran a news article in the March issue of the magazine. The article includes details of Cactus’s hydrotherapy spa breaks in Vichy and its Spanish and yoga [...]
Tags:spa break, Spanish, Spirit and Destiny
Win a week-long language course in Barcelona.
Posted by Lucy under Cactus Languages Abroad, In the Press
Spain Magazine, February 2008
Spain magazine and Cactus teamed-up in February to offer the chance for one Spain magazine reader and a friend to jet-off to Barcelona and learn Spanish on location. The offer includes Spanish classes at Cactus’s partner school, International House, located in the heart of the city, as well as flights and accommodation. [...]
Tags:barcelona, competition, spain, Spain Magazine
Language Travel Magazine, February 2008
Posted by Lucy under Cactus TEFL, In the Press
Cactus announced a scholarship last year in memory of friend and colleague, Suzanne Furstner. The scholarship prize of a four-week CELTA course and two-weeks Spanish language training in Spain was announced at a special evening at The Guardian offices in London. This news was included in February’s issue of Language Travel Magazine.
Tags:CELTA, Language Travel Magazine, scholarship, Spanish, Suzanne Furstner, the guardian
Fabio, I picked up the lingo in no time
Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Languages Abroad, In the Press
Publication: The Daily Telegraph, 6 February 2008
With Fabio Capello taking the job of England’s football manager in January, journalist Bryony Gordon was tasked with learning Italian in a month to mirror his attempt to learn English. The three-quarter page feature details Bryony’s progress in getting to grips with the language using a specially designed programme [...]
Tags:England, Fabio Capello, football, Italian, The Daily Telegraph
Learning and Development: Case study – Tequila – Spanish isn’t just for holidays
Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Languages Abroad, In the Press
Publication: HR Magazine, February 2008
Human Resources magazine is one of the top titles for the HR industry and included a full-page article about Cactus providing Spanish classes for Tequila. The article takes the form of an in-depth case study and looks at the benefits that language training brings to international organisations and how HR [...]
Tags:, hr, HR Magazine, Human Resources, Spanish
A good idea in any language: Talking the talk – a booming demand for languages
Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Languages Abroad, In the Press
Publication: The London Paper, 31 January 2008
The London Paper has written a half-page article about the rise of language training in London and has included comment from Cactus’s client at Emap. The article highlights the advantages of knowing another language at work and when travelling for business. Richard Bradford comments: “Evening classes are [...]
Tags:demand, emap, Languages, Richard Bradford, The London Paper, training, travelling
Language school hits the Big Apple
Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Languages Abroad, In the Press
Publication: The Argus, Date: 25 September 2007
The news announcement of Cactus’s expansion into the US was covered by the Brighton business media and an article appeared in The Argus, written by Business Editor, James Lancaster. “The Cactus NY office is in the heart of Manhattan, less than two blocks from Penn Station. Midtown is home [...]
Tags:New York, Rich Ambler, Richard Bradford, The Argus
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