Academic Courses
Academic Language Courses
Cactus offers advice and training on a range of academic courses across many of our key languages.
Exam Courses
Taking an exam is a great way of pushing your language ability up to a higher level. You follow a structured syllabus that covers a wide range of language knowledge and skills. Our courses will combine general language awareness work and practice with the specific techniques and type of language you need to succeed in your chosen exam.
Our trainers can work with you towards the following exams:
- UK English : The Cambridge Suite of English exams, General, Business & Academic
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/ - US English : TOEFL & TOEIC
http://www.toefl.org http://www.toeic.org - Business English : the Cambridge Business Language Testing System (BULATS)
http://www.bulats.org - Japanese : the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
http://www.jlpt.org - Mandarin : HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) Chinese Proficiency Test
http://www.hsk.org.cn - Spanish : Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language
http://www.dele.org - French : Diplomas of French as a Foreign Language
http://www.ciep.fr/en/delfdalf/ - German : Test of German as a Foreign Language
http://www.testdaf.de http://www.goethe.de - Italian : Certificate of Italian as a Foreign language
http://www.unistrasi.it/pages/ENG/cils.htm
We also offer GCSE, AS, and A2 coaching for all languages offered in the UK.
School-based English Exam Courses
If you would prefer to study one of the English Language exams as part of a group in a school, Cactus will be able to advise and place you in one of our select partner schools. We work with a number of recognised centres of excellence across the English-speaking world, including London, New York and Dublin.
Visit exam preparation for full details
Non-Exam Courses
Taking an Academic Language course is also a great way to improve your formal language skills. This may be because you want to read and write at a high level, or because you want to study in the language of your choice, or purely because you relish the challenge!
Cactus Trainers – Who will teach me?
Cactus trainers are qualified, experienced, native-speakers. Many have experience – either working or teaching – from a wide range of business sectors. We do our best to match the appropriate trainer to you, and their flexibility means that you can take classes when and where you need, incorporating what you need.
Training Formats – How will I study?
The most popular training formats are 1:1, 1:2, and small group. We are also increasingly running blended learning courses, which involve a combination of different training formats designed around an individual's schedule and learning preferences.
Feedback
We believe course monitoring to be essential to the success of your course. Our courses are monitored throughout using online questionnaires and acted upon by Cactus wherever appropriate.