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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
Gap Year Survival: Learn the Lingo!
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus TEFL, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK, Learning a language
Why learning some of a language can make the world of difference on your gap year
Flights, travel insurance, mosquito net, rehydration salts…heading off on a gap year requires a degree of planning and foresight to keep you safe, happy and healthy during your trip. Yet learning the language is often last on the list, [...]
Tags:career break, evening language course, gap year, language course abroad
Custom Language Course - What’s That?
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Tailormade, Language Courses New York, Learning a language
Sedrick Myrtil, Cactus Worldwide Intern in the US, tells us why customized language training is so important
There’s been an increase in the quantity of foreign relations in English-speaking businesses, which means that there is a huge need for customized language training. And yes, even in this struggling American economy there are still business relations that [...]
Tags:Cactus Language Training, customised language training, customized language training, language training program, tailor-made language training
Why Study English in New York?
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Staff Opinion, English, Language Courses New York, Learning a language
In my case, although there are a lot of Koreans in New York, I chose to come here to learn English. I was studying English in Florida and Hawaii because I was worried that I would not have as many opportunities to practise my English in New York, due to the number of Koreans studying [...]
Tags:English, english in Florida, english in hawaii, New York
How to Make Language Part of Your Everyday Life
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK, Learning a language
Sarah Gooding, Editor at Cactus, looks at how we can inject some foreign language fun into our lifestyles
It’s a common, and proven, fact that learning a language in the country where it’s spoken is the best way to truly immerse yourself in a language. Surrounded by the sights and sounds of the language and culture, [...]
Tags:Corriere della Sera, El Pais, evening class, evening language course, foreign language tv, France Magazine, intercambio, Italia! Magazine, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK, Learning a language, Spain Magazine, world cinema, world music
Chinese recommended in San Francisco due to booming trade with China
Posted by augusta under Language Courses New York
Now that Cactus is up and running stateside there’s the opportunity for our American counterparts to learn languages with us. As the following news post indicates, there’s definitely a need to learn a new language across the country, with Chinese recommended in San Francisco due to booming trade with China just a short hop [...]
Tags:america, Beijing, chinese, language, Olympics, san francisco
German Language Guide (3): Ways to Learn German
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Tailormade, German, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK, Learning a language
Making the decision to learn a language and actually going about it can be two very different things. It can be a daunting enough experience deciding to learn a new skill, especially later in life, let alone be faced with a myriad of ways in which to do it.
Below is an overview of the different [...]
Tags:German, German course abroad, German courses, german evening class
Ricardo Garcia: Performance at Gilles Larrain Gallery in NYC
Posted by Sarah under Language Courses New York, Spanish
by Germaine Broadbent, Director of Sales
Ricardo and Julie invited me to a gig in NYC….sadly I couldn’t go but I can’t wait to hear all about it!
It was a Spanish evening at Gilles Larrain Studio in Soho on Thursday 29th May. See Gilles’ website here: http://www.gilleslarrain.com/index.html
Gilles took album cover photos for Miles Davis, Sting and [...]
Tags:Cactus New York, flamenco, Spanish
Cactus sponsors Flamenco Event at Brighton Fringe Festival!
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus TEFL, Cactus Tailormade, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK, Learning a language, Press Release, Spanish
Cactus made its first appearance in the Brighton Fringe Festival this weekend! Flamenco Flow had its two final ‘Flamenco con Fusion’ shows on Sunday 11th May - both a huge success - and, as sponsors, it was great to see our new banners on stage standing tall and proud. My work remit stretched to one dress change, handing [...]
Tags:Brighton Festival Fringe, dance, flamenco, language holidays, spain, Spanish
Language Training from Cactus for the Olympic Games
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Tailormade, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK
Cactus Sales Director Germaine Broadbent speaks about Cactus’ role in the Olympics
What a week for thoughts of the future - particularly London 2012 and the Olympics in general. Cactus’ involvement with the Olympic Games began in 2006 when Cactus Language Training successfully conducted an Olympic English Language Training Course for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics [...]
Tags:Beijing, brighton, Cactus Language Training, in-company language training, London 2012, Olympic Games, Olympics, Sochi
New York Marathon raises £633 for the Suzanne Furstner Foundation
Posted by Sarah under Cactus TEFL, Language Courses New York, News
Friend of Cactus, Claire Dillon, runs the New York Marathon for the Suzanne Furstner Foundation
On 4th November 2007 Claire Dillon, a close friend of Cactus, ran the New York marathon in a fantastic 5 hours and 17 mins, in support of the Suzanne Furstner Foundation. Suzanne was a much-loved friend and colleague at Cactus who we tragically lost in [...]
Tags:Cactus TEFL, Language Courses New York, marathon, New York, Rich Ambler, Suzanne Furstner Foundation
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