by laacademia-author | Apr 21, 2015 | KS2 languages, MFL in primaries
Over the past 12 years and more, la Academia has watched with interest and increasing exasperation as successive governments have changed, strengthened, diluted and messed with language learning in UK schools. Everyone seems to agree that languages are an essential...
by laacademia-author | Mar 28, 2015 | Languages, Latest News
Some interesting and slightly scary research from Lancaster University, recently published in the journal “Psychological Science”, shows the way that we think is affected by the language we are using. Professor Panos Athanasopoulos researched bilingual German and...
by laacademia-author | Mar 22, 2015 | EFL classes, English for footballers, Language school, Languages
There are concerns that the influx of foreign footballers, especially into the Premier League, is diluting the opportunities available to British players. Flush with TV money, managers are able to buy experienced, older players, which limits the chances of youngsters...
by laacademia-author | Mar 12, 2015 | Business language courses, Chinese classes, Language classes
In an interesting article in The Scotsman last week a Scottish MEP courted controversy by claiming that “in terms of international trade French is a very minor language”, and suggesting that schoolchildren should learn “Spanish or Arabic or Mandarin...
by laacademia-author | Mar 3, 2015 | Business language courses, EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Tuition, Language classes
Football is an international business, and at the highest level this means clubs need to manage players and coaches who come from across the globe, speaking many different languages and with varying levels of skill in English. La Academia works closely with 3 Premier...
