The Influence of the Olympics on Chinese as a Language

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Tailormade, Learning a language

Will the successful Olympics in Beijing encourage more people to study Chinese?
It is quite likely that there has been a increase in interest in all things Chinese, including the Mandarin language, since the Olympics in Beijing.
There certainly has been a massive increase in interest in learning Chinese in recent years. This is due to a [...]

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Tags: china, chinese, mandarin, olympics

Custom Language Course - What’s That?

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Tailormade, Language Courses New York, Learning a language

Sedrick Myrtil, Cactus Worldwide Intern in the US, tells us why customized language training is so important
There’s been an increase in the quantity of foreign relations in English-speaking businesses, which means that there is a huge need for customized language training. And yes, even in this struggling American economy there are still business relations that [...]

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Tags: cactus language training, customised language training, customized language training, language training program, tailor-made language training

German Language Guide (3): Ways to Learn German

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Tailormade, German, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK, Learning a language

Making the decision to learn a language and actually going about it can be two very different things. It can be a daunting enough experience deciding to learn a new skill, especially later in life, let alone be faced with a myriad of ways in which to do it.
Below is an overview of the different [...]

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Tags: german, german course abroad, german courses, german evening class

London Gets Ready for 2012 with Linguistic Skills Training

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Tailormade, Learning a language

Sarah Gooding, Editor at Cactus, asks how people will communicate in the 2012 Summer Olympics
With the Beijing Games a matter of weeks away, Olympic fever is in the air. And excitement for the events this summer can only increase enthusiasm in the UK for our turn at hosting this most monumental of events in just four years’ [...]

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Tags: beijing games, cactus language training, linguistic skills, locog, london 2012, olympics

Cactus sponsors Flamenco Event at Brighton Fringe Festival!

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus TEFL, Cactus Tailormade, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK, Learning a language, Press Release, Spanish

Cactus made its first appearance in the Brighton Fringe Festival this weekend! Flamenco Flow had its two final ‘Flamenco con Fusion’ shows on Sunday 11th May - both a huge success - and, as sponsors, it was great to see our new banners on stage standing tall and proud. My work remit stretched to one dress change, handing [...]

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Tags: brighton festival fringe, dance, flamenco, language holidays, spain, spanish

Language Training from Cactus for the Olympic Games

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Tailormade, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK

Cactus Sales Director Germaine Broadbent speaks about Cactus’ role in the Olympics
What a week for thoughts of the future - particularly London 2012 and the Olympics in general. Cactus’ involvement with the Olympic Games began in 2006 when Cactus Language Training successfully conducted an Olympic English Language Training Course for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics [...]

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Tags: beijing, brighton, cactus language training, in-company language training, london 2012, olympic games, olympics, sochi

Be a lingo star

Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Tailormade, Press Release

Publication, The Daily Express, 17 January 2025
Cactus’s CLT division works with hundreds of clients that need language skills to help them get ahead at work. This piece in the Daily Express is a half-page article about two of them – Tequila and Emap. The feature takes an in-depth look at how learning a [...]

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Tags: british, emap, hr, language training, languages, richard bradford, small business, tequila, the daily express, uk

What I wish I’d know when I started…

Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Tailormade, News, Press Release

Publications: Business XL, Date: Dec 07/Jan 08

Business XL is a key trade magazine which aims to help CEOs and owner managers to grow their companies faster. The magazine’s editor, Marc Barber, interviewed Rich for a profile article to discuss the company’s history and key business decisions that Rich has made over the years. [...]

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Tags: business xl, new york, rich ambler, richard bradford

Spanish Language Guide (3): Ways to Learn Spanish

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Tailormade, Language Courses New York, Language Courses UK, Learning a language, Spanish

Making the decision to learn a language and actually going about it can be two very different things. It can be a daunting enough experience deciding to learn a new skill, especially later in life, let alone be faced with a myriad of ways in which to do it.
Below is an overview of the different [...]

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Tags: immersion course, language courses new york, language courses uk, linguaphone, michel thomas, rosetta stone, salsa, spanish evening course, spanish language holiday, spanish podcast, spanish software, tango

English Language Guide: Ways to learn English

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Tailormade, English, Language Courses UK, Learning a language

Making the decision to learn a language and actually going about it can be two very different things. It can be a daunting enough experience deciding to learn a new skill, especially later in life, let alone be faced with a myriad of ways in which to do it.
Below is an overview of the different [...]

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Tags: english course abroad, english courses, english evening class