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» 2010 Course Types

10-week language Courses

One evening per week, over 10 weeks.
20 hours in total

from

£159

five weeks
5-week Fast Track Courses

Two evenings per week, over 5 weeks.
20 hours in total

from

£179

1-week intensive Courses

Five afternoons, over 1 week.
15 hours in total

from

£149

2 days
Weekend Crash Courses

Two consecutive Saturdays, over 2 weeks.
10 hours in total

from

£99

1-to-1 Private Tuition

Private or in-company courses tailored to your needs.
Flexible

from (p/h)

£35

Business Language Courses

One evening per week, over 10 weeks.
20 hours in total

from

£229

Conversational Courses

One evening per week, over 10 weeks.
20 hours in total

from

£179

» Further Information

Cactus is the leading provider of language courses and language holidays in the UK and abroad. Since 1998 we have helped more than 15,000 people every year learn a language. We're still as passionate as ever about languages and committed to making learning enjoyable and easy for everyone.

Over the years we have become experts in delivering high quality language training solutions, both off-the-shelf and tailor-made, to individuals and businesses in over 30 languages, 60 countries and 500 destinations worldwide.

Choice

Our comprehensive range of courses underlines our recognition of the diverse needs of our clients and our company motto "Learn a language your way!"

• Evening and part-time courses across the UK
• Language courses and holidays abroad
• Private tuition
• Remote tuition: Online, Skype & Phone
• In-company language & cultural training
• English as a Foreign Language: Evening & Part-time and English Courses Worldwide
• TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) courses & preparation
• Foreign Language Teacher Training
• Course types and levels to suit you

With thousands of courses all in one place, at Cactus, you really can learn a language your way.

Ease

We run evening & part-time courses in 41 locations across the UK, putting 24 languages on your doorstep. Via our international network of partner schools and organisations we can offer language courses & holidays in over 60 countries worldwide, covering some 500 destinations. Easy online booking puts thousands of courses at your fingertips and with a range of options you can customise your course to suit you.

Quality

At Cactus, we strive to provide value for money. That means not only competitive prices, but courses we are happy to put our name to.

Our schools - are personally checked by Cactus staff or affiliates and subject to ongoing quality checks and school visits.
Our teachers - are fully qualified native speakers, experienced in foreign language teaching. We provide in-house training and monitor the quality of our courses through class observations by qualified teacher trainers, both in-house and independent.
Feedback - we ask our students for feedback at various stages throughout their course to ensure we are meeting their expectations and the course is tailored to their needs a much as possible.
View latest customer feedback» Read what our students have said about our courses, our teachers and our customer service.
Leave us your feedback» If you have a comment to add about your experience with Cactus, please drop us an email at info@cactuslanguagecourses.com

No hidden fees

All prices include VAT and course materials. All Cactus Foreign Language Courses use a text book, which forms the basis of your study and is additionally supplemented by a variety of authentic listening, reading and practice materials - all of these are included in the cost of your course.

Here at Cactus Language Training, we are able to offer a wide range of course types in lots of different languages. We work very closely with our experienced team of teachers to ensure that our courses are the very best that they can be, in terms of the teaching, the syllabus and the materials too.

To ensure that we maintain the same high quality across all of our courses, we rely on you, our customers to give us regular and constructive feedback.

Happily, the majority of our feedback is very good. Find out what students have said about our courses, our teachers and our customer service by clicking on the link below. If you have a comment to add about your experience with Cactus, please drop us an email.

info@languagecourses.co.uk

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Why learn a language?

To start new conversations
With friends and colleagues, while travelling, with the in-laws

To enhance your career
Build your CV, look for overseas opportunities, travel more

To exercise your brain
Expand your mind, take on new ideas, set yourself new challenges

To open cultural doors
Discover new places, new experiences, new tastes

To make fabulous new friends
Meet like-minded people in a communicative, participative and fun environment

Not sure about what you will be able to achieve in 10 weeks?

The Language Learning Pathway has been written by Cactus Language Training, and based on the Common European Framework specifications. The idea here is to provide you with a clear description of the language skills you will achieve by the end of each level.

Click here to see our new Language Learning Pathway»

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