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Anecdotes: Italian Language Course in Florence: A great way to learn the language and understand the history
Giles Picciotto, a Hatha yoga teacher from London, tells us about his 26-week-long language holiday in Florence, Italy, and how it has given him a greater understanding of this fascinating country’s culture, history and language.
- Thursday, 30th May, 2013
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Anecdotes: Italian Language Course in Florence: A great way to learn the language and discover a beautiful city
Shirley Critchley tells us about her week-long language holiday in Florence, Italy, and how it has given her even more of a passion for the language, culture and the beautiful country itself.
- Friday, 17th May, 2013
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Cactus Language Worldwide: Cactus Staff Review: Polish Language Holiday in Krakow
Natasha Borg, Language Travel Advisor for Cactus Language, tells us about her Polish language holiday in Krakow, Poland.
- Thursday, 9th May, 2013
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Experience Cultures: Cinco de Mayo: A day of celebration and history
Time to join in the celebrations on 5th May in Mexico, the US and elsewhere in the world...
- Friday, 26th April, 2013
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Experience Cultures: May Day celebrations around the world
May 1st, often called May Day, is a national holiday in many different countries around the world. Each culture’s celebration has its own origins, whether they stem from nature, religion, or social welfare and revolution…
- Tuesday, 23rd April, 2013
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Attitudes to Language Learning: 10 ways to get the most out of your evening language course
Taking an evening or part-time language course is a great way to learn or revise a foreign language. Here are our top tips on how to get the most out of your course.
- Thursday, 7th March, 2013
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Experience Cultures: The fascinating culture of Istanbul
One of the most unique and diverse capital cities in the world, Istanbul is a fascinating place to visit at any time of the year. This year however, it has even more to offer than usual…
- Friday, 1st March, 2013
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Destinations for you, Planning for a course: English courses in the UK – how to choose your destination
Anyone who wants to take an English course in the UK will be spoilt for choice when it comes to the range of destinations.
- Monday, 18th February, 2013
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: Cultural differences - greetings and introductions in Japanese
It is always polite to remember names and address people correctly. After all, individual names are almost always our first point of reference when we meet someone for the first time.
- Tuesday, 12th February, 2013
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Experience Cultures, Types of Courses: Why school trips abroad are beneficial for students
As the world becomes more and more internationalised, it's apparent that students need to learn more than just about their own identity.
- Monday, 11th February, 2013
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Experience Cultures: Visit Florence this Easter to experience the fantastic Scoppio del Carro
Italy is famous for its celebrations surrounding Easter, but there are few more spectacular than the Scoppio del Carro in Florence on Easter morning.
- Wednesday, 6th February, 2013
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Experience Cultures: UK Events: Brighton Festival
Brighton is a city with a very different ‘feel’ to most other UK cities. It is very culturally diverse, and accepting of all walks of life. It seems only right therefore, that it should play host to one of the most eclectic, vibrant and renowned festivals in Britain.
- Monday, 28th January, 2013
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Language variations: Quebecois French versus ‘France’ French
If you’re in the process of taking an evening French class once a week and thinking about trying out what you’ve learned so far, France is not the only place you can go in order to be immersed in the language.
- Tuesday, 22nd January, 2013
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Destinations for you: German Courses: Hamburg - Why It’s a Great Place to Learn
Ask a British person about Hamburg and they will most likely know that it is a port, it is in Germany and was temporarily home to one of our most famous exports - the Beatles. And that’s probably it.
- Monday, 21st January, 2013
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: Test your French by reading this fantastic guide to Toulouse
Read what Cactus’ Cecile Sargueux has to say about her home town...and if you get stuck see the English version below.
- Thursday, 10th January, 2013
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Experience Cultures: Italian courses in Italy – learn in the sun on one of Italy’s island escapes
Anyone looking for an Italian course in Italy might assume that the only options lie in cities like Rome, Florence and Milan, but in actual fact you can learn all over Italy, including Sicily, Sardinia and the Island of Elba.
- Wednesday, 12th December, 2012
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Destinations for you: 10 reasons to learn English in Dublin
One of Europe’s liveliest and most historic cities, Dublin is a fantastic place to learn English.
- Monday, 3rd December, 2012
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: Evening language courses: learning Japanese in Brighton
We interview Cactus student David Willis about his experience learning Japanese with us in Brighton.
- Thursday, 22nd November, 2012
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Destinations for you: Cactus Staff Review: Portuguese course in Lisbon
Stephanie Bon, Language Travel Advisor for Cactus Language, tells us about her Portuguese Course in Lisbon (Oct 12)
- Wednesday, 14th November, 2012
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Attitudes to Language Learning: Pen friendship – A fun way to practice your language and make the world a friendlier place
We would like to introduce you to Malcolm Walrond who is part of the International Friendship League.
- Monday, 20th August, 2012
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