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  1. How to prepare your family for moving overseas

    Experience Cultures: How to prepare your family for moving overseas

    Moving with your family overseas, whether it is for a new job or just a new experience, can be very rewarding. Preparing for the move will be an exciting time but also a daunting time, as there is much to do in order to make the move as smooth as possible.

  2. Why in-company language training is a great option in the current climate

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Why in-company language training is a great option in the current climate

    In the current economic climate many companies are trying to reduce expenditure by freezing their employees’ pay, or only giving minimal raises. There are other ways the companies can compensate staff though, one of which is by providing language training.

  3. What to expect in your first evening class as a beginner

    Types of Courses: What to expect in your first evening class as a beginner

    It’s nice to know what to expect from your first lesson when you sign up for an evening course, especially if you are a beginner in the language you are learning.

  4. Why you need to know the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ in a foreign country

    Experience Cultures: Why you need to know the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ in a foreign country

    With the holiday season in full swing, the Foreign Office is urging people to check out local laws and customs before they head to foreign shores.

  5. New incentives for local language learning

    Attitudes to Language Learning: New incentives for local language learning

    The government has recently announced the withdrawal of funding for students taking second qualifications (at an equal or lower level to those they already hold) within the Lifelong Learning sector. In a somewhat contradictory action however, it has also pledged financial support for people who want to organise their own groups and classes.

  6. Possible language learning requirements for university applicants

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Possible language learning requirements for university applicants

    According to an article on the BBC on 3rd June, the British Academy is arguing that a GCSE in a foreign language should be a compulsory requirement for a place at university.

  7. Supplementary podcasts in language learning

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Making Progress, Podcasts: Supplementary podcasts in language learning

    Learning or revising a language via audio lessons is not a new phenomenon.

  8. The importance of language abilities in international networking

    Attitudes to Language Learning: The importance of language abilities in international networking

    Having an understanding of more than one language in order to conduct business has become inevitable in the globalization of the marketplace.

  9. Benefits of tailor-made language training for companies

    Types of Courses: Benefits of tailor-made language training for companies

    For a lot of international companies, it is more important to hire a monolingual but 'well-rounded' individual than someone who is fluent in three languages, but who is missing certain skills.

  10. Why New York is great for learning any language

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Experience Cultures: Why New York is great for learning any language

    Cactus' David Mas, originally from Spain, explains why New York should be at the top of everyone's list when it comes to language learning destinations.

  11. Why learn a language via one-to-one lessons?

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Types of Courses: Why learn a language via one-to-one lessons?

    Learning a language via one-to-one lessons involves just you and a tutor. There are no other students to distract you, as can sometimes be the case in language classes, and such lessons can be tailored to suit your needs, interests and abilities.

  12. Leading figures and celebrities in America who speak foreign languages

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Passion for language: Leading figures and celebrities in America who speak foreign languages

    There seems to be the global assumption that most Americans are monolingual speakers of English.

  13. 10 reasons to learn a language this summer

    Attitudes to Language Learning: 10 reasons to learn a language this summer

    There are lots of reasons why people choose to learn a foreign language, but here are 10 that make attending language lessons a great option this summer.

  14. Why take a language course in Heidelberg?

    Experience Cultures: Why take a language course in Heidelberg?

    One of the great things about working for Cactus is the fact that every year we get the chance to do a week-long language course of our choice.

  15. Typical mistakes made by learners of German

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Typical mistakes made by learners of German

    German is quite closely related to English and although the two language share quite a lot of vocabulary, there are still lots of differences between them.

  16. Making progress in learning a language – key points to remember

    Making Progress: Making progress in learning a language – key points to remember

    Sometimes when learning a language you seem to make a lot of progress quite quickly, other times you don’t seem to be making much progress at all, and occasionally people even feel as though they're going backwards! How do you keep making progress?

  17. Learning Korean in America

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Experience Cultures: Learning Korean in America

    Since the early 1990s there has been a noticeable growing need for Korean language evening courses in North America.

  18. Frequently asked questions about learning Spanish

    Attitudes to Language Learning, Language variations: Frequently asked questions about learning Spanish

    Spanish is a very popular foreign language to learn, principally because it is spoken in so many parts of the world.

  19. Quebecois French versus ‘France’ French

    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.

  20. Language predictions for the future

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Language predictions for the future

    Which languages are likely to be most widely spoken and useful to know in the future?

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