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» 2010 Course Types

10-week language Courses
10-week language Courses

One evening per week, over 10 weeks.

20 hours in total

from

$299

4-week Survival Courses
4-week Survival Courses

One evening per week, over 4 weeks

8 hours in total

from

$180

Weekend Crash Courses
Weekend Crash Courses

Two consecutive Saturdays, over 2 weeks.

8 hours in total

from

$180

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1-to-1 Private Tuition

Private or in-company courses tailored to your needs.

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$55

» Further Information

Cactus is the leading provider of language courses and language vacations in the US 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.

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.

No Hidden Fees
All prices include Tax 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.

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!"

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 these North American locations: New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Boston, Vancouver and Toronto. Via our international network of partner schools and organisations we can offer language courses & vacations 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.

Why learn a language?

Learning a language enables you to...

  • Start new conversations with confidence with friends, colleagues, new contacts, in-laws or while travelling.
  • Enhance your career by adding to your skill set and CV, opening up international opportunities and more travel.
  • Exercise your brain. Learning is good for the grey matter! It expands your mind and keeps it active, giving you new insights, ideas and challenges.
  • Open cultural doors. The world is your oyster! Discover new places, people and experiences.
  • Meet like-minded people. Make new friends and share a common interest in a relaxed, fun environment.

What will I learn?
Our Course Profiles give an overview of the content and learning framework of Cactus part-time group courses and include themes, grammar and vocabulary you can typically expect to cover. These are intended as a guide only and our teachers may at times adapt the course content to suit the specific level, aims and interests of the class.

What progress will I have made by the end of the level?
Our Learning Pathways provide a guide to what you can expect to achieve by the end of your course at any given level and also shows what progress you can expect to make if you stick with it and carry on studying subsequent levels.

At Cactus we want to offer not just a wide choice of course types, languages and levels, but language courses and products we can be proud of. 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, syllabus and materials.

But there is only one true verdict - what our customers say about us. To ensure that we maintain the same high quality across all of our courses, we rely on you, our customers to give us regular feedback.

Read what our students have said about our courses, our teachers and our customer service.
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If you have a comment to add about your experience with Cactus, please drop us an email at info@cactuslanguagecourses.com

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