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Types of Courses: Why Take a Language Holiday Abroad?
Everyone has different ideas about what makes a good holiday.
- Thursday, 26th March, 2009
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Types of Courses: Five Good Reasons to do the ELA Course
Cactus TEFL's online English Language Awareness course is a great option for anyone about to embark on a TEFL course. It will give you a great knowledge of English grammar and save oodles of time when it comes to planning lessons during your course.
- Thursday, 26th March, 2009
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In the news: Non-Native English Speakers in Primary Schools Today
According to an article published recently on the Daily Mail’s website, English is now a second language for 1 in 7 primary school pupils.
- Wednesday, 25th March, 2009
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Experience Cultures, Teaching Languages: Teaching English to Immigrants in America
Recent TESOL course graduate Chris Dade tells us about his experiences teaching ESOL to Somali immigrants in Minnesota.
- Wednesday, 25th March, 2009
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Experience Cultures: Events in Germany: Dresden Film Festival
The Dresden Film Festival (Filmfest Dresden) has been running since 1989, focuses on short films and animation, and attracts over 20,000 people each year.
- Monday, 23rd March, 2009
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Experience Cultures: Study Italian in Florence
Florence is just one of those cities. Paris, Barcelona, Venice, etc. You’ve just got to go there.
- Monday, 23rd March, 2009
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Attitudes to Language Learning: How to Practice a Language Every Day in New York
Have you noticed how many languages you hear during the day in New York without even making an effort?
- Monday, 23rd March, 2009
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Experience Cultures: Naples – a lesson in Italian?
“Guaglion’” “Managg’” “Stu scem’” Naples not only feels different to any city you’ve ever been to, it also sounds different.
- Friday, 20th March, 2009
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Experience Cultures, Blogs: Sailing Through Central America: Panama and Costa Rica
Jan Ambler recounts her fascinating trip to Costa Rica and Panama, and explains why these two beautiful countries are definitely worth a visit.
- Tuesday, 17th March, 2009
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Attitudes to Language Learning: What Are the Benefits of Learning Spanish in Evening Course Format?
Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the US after English.
- Tuesday, 17th March, 2009
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Movies: Are Foreign Language Films Becoming More Popular?
In much of the English-speaking world it is fairly unusual for a film in a language other than English to become very popular.
- Tuesday, 17th March, 2009
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Attitudes to Language Learning: Local Languages in the UK
The number of school pupils in the UK being taught through the medium of Welsh, Scottish Gaelic or Irish has increased significantly over the past decade or so.
- Tuesday, 17th March, 2009
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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.
- Wednesday, 11th March, 2009
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Teaching Languages, In the news: ‘Meaningful’ Options for Law Firm Trainees Who Defer
According to recent news items, the economic downturn has forced several of the top city law firms to offer anyone due to start training contracts in 2009 and 2010 up to £10,000 to defer their start date.
- Wednesday, 11th March, 2009
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Anecdotes, Experience Cultures: Spanish in Mexico City
Probably not the first place you would think of to go and study Spanish in, Mexico City surpasses all its expectations as a diverse, appealing and sometimes chaotic place to visit.
- Wednesday, 11th March, 2009
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Experience Cultures: Spanish and Surfing in San Sebastian
Language holidays provide a fun and informal learning environment and can be coupled with fantastic activities, such as surfing. Cactus' Alex Wolfson tells us about the beautiful Basque getaway of San Sebastian and the vast array of attractions that it holds.
- Wednesday, 11th March, 2009
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Language variations, Teaching Languages: What is ESOL and Where Can I Teach It?
ESOL is the other side of TEFL.
- Tuesday, 10th March, 2009
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Types of Courses: Teacher Development : What Is It and Why Do It?
When you have finished your initial training course you need a year to get some experience in the classroom under your belt and get a feel for a full year’s cycle of language teaching and learning.
- Tuesday, 10th March, 2009
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Blogs: Online Diary: TEFL in Playa del Carmen from our 2008 Scholarship winner! (3)
Georgina Newcombe, winner of the Suzanne Furstner Scholarship 08, reports back on week 2 of her CELTA course in Playa del Carmen...
- Tuesday, 10th March, 2009
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Language variations: Should Slang be Taught to Learners of Foreign Languages?
Most foreign language courses focus on teaching you grammatically correct and fairly formal language. Some do cover some aspects of more informal and colloquial language, however few venture into the wonderful world of slang and very informal language.
- Friday, 6th March, 2009
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