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  1. Corporate Training Experience: Italian tuition in Costa Rica

    Anecdotes, Types of Courses: Corporate Training Experience: Italian tuition in Costa Rica

    Cactus teachers Roberta Napolitano and Ottavia Castellina were recently sent to Costa Rica to give an intensive 3-week Italian training course to 20 local business executives. Here is their story about their challenging but rewarding, and very successful, mission...

  2. Business travel – why it pays to prepare yourself both culturally and linguistically

    Experience Cultures: Business travel – why it pays to prepare yourself both culturally and linguistically

    Travelling on business can be a great way to see the world and get to the heart of foreign cultures. For the best experience personally, and the most success business-wise, though, it pays to do your homework before you go.

  3. 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.

  4. Can language help teams cross the cultural divide?

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Can language help teams cross the cultural divide?

    In today’s globalised world the need for businesses and individuals to work together to cross the cultural divide has never been more important.

  5. Why should anybody bother to learn a language in the current economic climate?

    Attitudes to Language Learning: Why should anybody bother to learn a language in the current economic climate?

    On the face of it, it looks a bit pointless to spend time, money and effort on learning a foreign language at this moment.

  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. Types of Courses: 10 good reasons to choose one-to-one language training

    There are many ways to learn a foreign language, but one-to-one training can be one of the most effective when it comes to making quick progress and learning language that is specific to you and your needs.

  8. 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…

  9. 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!

  10. Should slang be taught to learners of foreign languages?

    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.

  11. 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.

  12. Cactus awarded gold standard in Quality Management

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

    Meeting and exceeding the needs of language training customers worldwide

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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...

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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).

  19. 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...

  20. 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.

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