* Congratulations to Tom Stubbs, a 1st year student at Oxford Uni, who was our lucky prize winner! Tom will be jetting off to Barcelona on 2nd Jan 05 and a full article about his trip will follow in the Express on his return. *
HAVING a second language is increasingly seen as a vital asset to a serious CV, while learning to speak another language is undoubtedly an interesting and rewarding achievement in itself.
Today, Spanish is the most widely used language in the world, spoken by even more people than English. And with Spain and its islands being among the most popular holiday destinations for British tourists, there’s no more useful language if you are considering a career in a travel-related, or similar, field.
To help you get started, Express Careers has teamed up with Cactus Worldwide, the leading provider of language holidays, to give one lucky student the chance of spending a week in Barcelona learning Spanish at one of Cactus’s excellent approved schools.
The winner will be flown to
Barcelona where they will receive
six nights’ accommodation with a
host family or in a shared flat, as
preferred, and a five-day General
Spanish Course consisting of 20
language lessons (four lessons each
day, Monday to Friday) at the school – all completely free.
Meals are included with a host
family (breakfast & evening meal)
but not in the shared apartment
option (kitchen facilities are
provided). The school runs a full
programme of activities and
excursions to nearby places of
interest, some of which are free
and some of which incur a small fee
payable locally.
Staff of Cactus, based in Brighton, have personally chosen, and visited, all the destinations, schools and accommodation that they offer to clients. All holidays are tailor-made to suit personal requirements.
For more information on the courses offered by Cactus, see www.cactus language.com
Here's How You Can Enter:
YOU must be an undergraduate and a full-time student at a British
university, and able to travel in December or January (but not Dec
24-Jan 2) to take advantage of the offer. Send a postcard with
your name, address and daytime contact number to Sarah Gooding,
Cactus Worldwide, 4 Clarence House, 30-31 North Street, Brighton,
BN1 1EB, UK, to reach her no later than November 30.
The winner’s name will be the first postcard drawn from a hat in
front of independent witnesses. Express competition rules apply and
there is no cash alternative.