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  1. Interesting and affordable skills training for employees

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Interesting and affordable skills training for employees

    Retaining motivation and a feeling of worth amongst employees is essential when times are tight. The good news is, offering useful and interesting skills training doesn’t always have to be finance-heavy…

  2. 10 reasons to choose Cactus’ evening courses

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Types of Courses: 10 reasons to choose Cactus’ evening courses

    Cactus has been offering evening courses in foreign languages since 2004. The number of people who have taken one of these courses with us now totals over 30,000!

  3. Who teaches Cactus’ part-time evening courses?

    Teaching Languages: Who teaches Cactus’ part-time evening courses?

    It's fair to say that the majority of Cactus' teachers are quite different from the foreign language teachers that most people were taught by at secondary school.

  4. Cactus awarded gold standard in Quality Management

    Cactus Language Worldwide, Cactus Tailor-made: Cactus awarded gold standard in Quality Management

    Meeting and exceeding the needs of language training customers worldwide

  5. The importance of language skills in the international sporting arena

    Attitudes to Language Learning: The importance of language skills in the international sporting arena

    There was once a time when Languages and Sport were viewed as being opposite ends of the vocational spectrum, but with the international nature of sport today, there is a now a much greater need for the two skills to exist side by side.

  6. The advantages of using a language training company for your language learning needs

    Types of Courses: The advantages of using a language training company for your language learning needs

    If your staff need to learn a foreign language, or to brush up their foreign language skills, using the services of a specialist language training company can be really beneficial.

  7. Why there’s more to foreign relocation than practicalities and logistics

    Experience Cultures: Why there’s more to foreign relocation than practicalities and logistics

    As the world becomes smaller and businesses become more international, the number of employees relocating is also on the up.

  8. The importance of cultural training for doing business in China

    Experience Cultures: The importance of cultural training for doing business in China

    The Chinese New Year in February is a time that always highlights the culture of this fascinating nation, and never before has it been so important for us to learn about it.

  9. Top tips for getting your company to pay for your training

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Making Progress: Top tips for getting your company to pay for your training

    Improving or learning foreign language skills is beneficial not only on a personal level, but also on a professional one too. Whilst a lot of companies can see the benefit of training in this area, some need a little persuasion when it comes to helping fund it...

  10. Why investment in your employees could be essential to your business this year

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Why investment in your employees could be essential to your business this year

    According to a recent study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, a third of British workers have felt undervalued by their employer during the recession.

  11. Is English really all you need to do business in China?

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Types of Courses: Is English really all you need to do business in China?

    With a seemingly shrinking world due to vast globalization and a stronger economy in China than ever before, people are beginning to place a high importance on learning Mandarin Chinese.

  12. Chinese: From China to New York

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Chinese: From China to New York

    About 10 months ago my plane was taking off from Charles De Gaulle Airport, en route for Zhōng huá (China).

  13. How to say ‘I love you’ in 25 different languages

    Vocabulary: How to say ‘I love you’ in 25 different languages

    Impress your loved one with the language of love this Valentines Day...

  14. Is corporate language training set to increase in 2010?

    : Is corporate language training set to increase in 2010?

    A survey of over 500 British businesses conducted on behalf of the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) in April 2008 found that employers are keen to employ staff who are able to speak foreign languages, especially if they also are familiar with foreign cultures and business practices.

  15. Vancouver:  hosts to the 2010 winter olympics and paralympics

    Experience Cultures, Types of Courses: Vancouver:  hosts to the 2010 winter olympics and paralympics

    As the second largest city in the Pacific Northwest, Vancouver boasts a vibrant mix of arts, culture and entertainment, as well as some of the most magnificent natural scenery on earth.

  16. Cultural observations on working in New York as a European

    Experience Cultures: Cultural observations on working in New York as a European

    New York has always been my dream. I came here for a three-week vacation in August 2008 and completely fell in love with the city.

  17. What are Cactus’ academic credentials?

    : What are Cactus’ academic credentials?

    As a largely commercial entity, people sometimes wonder what we offer at Cactus in the way of academic expertise and support.

  18. How has the growth of social media impacted on foreign language learning?

    Attitudes to Language Learning: How has the growth of social media impacted on foreign language learning?

    Social media such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter can provide language learners with new ways to learn and practise using foreign languages.

  19. What are the best ways for advanced language learners to retain their skills?

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Passion for language: What are the best ways for advanced language learners to retain their skills?

    If you have learnt foreign languages to an advanced level but don’t use it regularly, you’re likely to forget some aspects of it.

  20. What kind of companies need multilingual employees?

    Attitudes to Language Learning: What kind of companies need multilingual employees?

    As the business world becomes increasingly more global, the need for multilingual employees becomes increasingly in demand.

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