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The Role of Music in Second Language Learning
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, English, Learning a language
A recent blog post made me wonder why language teachers like to get lyrical…
Having attended various language courses across the world, from Cuba to Italy to Argentina, it’s always interested me how local language teachers are so keen to incorporate singing into their lessons. There hasn’t been one course where I haven’t had to listen [...]
Tags:Argentina, Cuba, EFL, italy, second language learning, singing, tefl, Vietnam
Where’s the best place to learn Spanish in Latin America?
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Learning a language, Spanish
Alex Wolfson, Latin America specialist at Cactus, ponders an inherently difficult question
Every day the Cactus Language Team receives many phone calls from our clients and potential clients. Most already know where they would like to take a language course because of a particular affection for a city, the desire to visit a specific place and [...]
Tags:Argentina, bolivia, chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Latin America, Mexico, Panama, peru, Spanish, Spanish language course
Variations of Spanish in the World
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad
Alex Wolfson, Cactus Language Holiday Advisor, tells us why he embraces the differences in a language as he crosses borders
Thursday, for some reason or other, is usually the quietest day of the week in the Cactus Language team for new bookings, so it is a day when I usually dedicate time to reading and replying [...]
Spanish Language Guide (2b): Latin American Culture
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Spanish
Sarah Gooding, Editor at Cactus, picks out the best of Latin American culture
Latin America culture is as vast as the countries that make up this sizzling, Latin land. Whether you go to the pampas of Argentina, the snowy peaks of Peru or the paradisical coastline of Honduras, the cultures you experience will vary enormously.
Tags:Argentina, aztecs, bolivia, brazil, chile, Colombia, Cuba, ecuador, frida kahlo, gabriel garcia marquez, incas, Latin America, mario vargas llosa, maya, peru, salsa, samba, tango
Spanish Language Guide: History, Usage & Variations of Spanish in the World
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Spanish
Sarah Gooding, Editor at Cactus, takes a look at the Spanish language
Spanish in the World Today
With some 400 million native speakers worldwide, and another 100 million speaking it as a second language, there can be no doubting the importance of Spanish as a global language.
In native speaker terms, only Mandarin Chinese has more speakers, yet [...]
Tags:Argentina, Basque, Castellano, Catalan, Colombia, Cuba, Galician, Latin America, Mexico, Romance language, spain, Spanish, Valencian
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