by laacademia-author | Sep 21, 2017 | English Language Tuition, GCSE English, GCSE Tuition
At la Academia, we were recently heartened to read a recent article by Voice of America about students with learning disabilities learning languages. Many of our students here have special educational needs, and we find that in the atmosphere of a supportive, positive...
by laacademia-author | Sep 8, 2017 | Chinese classes, French classes, KS2 languages, MFL in primaries, Spanish classes
Foreign languages are a compulsory subject in Primary Schools at KS2 (Year 3 to Year 6). Schools can teach any modern foreign language (MFL), and the learning should “lay the foundations” for foreign language learning at secondary school. It does not...
by laacademia-author | Aug 25, 2017 | Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages
A saying attributed to Nelson Mandela says: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that will go to his head. But, if you talk to him in his own language, that will go to his heart”. It’s a well-accepted fact that should we need to build a certain level of...
by laacademia-author | Aug 20, 2017 | A level MFL
Despite criticism that A-level language exams have become too difficult for non-native speakers, this year has seen an increase in the number of top grades awarded. In Spanish, 36.9 %of students achieved an A or A*, an increase of 2.5 % on last year’s figure of 34.4...
by laacademia-author | Aug 17, 2017 | A level MFL, Language classes, Language school, Spanish classes
I got my Spanish A Level grade! Results Day, 17th August 2017 I started going to la Academia when I was 9 years old and it was the best thing I’ve ever done. Today was my A level results day and I received a “B” in Spanish A-Level and secured a place...
