by laacademia-author | Feb 2, 2015 | Language classes
Number of foreign language students at university is falling Thanks to the Telegraph for an interesting article this week on the reluctance of Brits to learn a language. “Can’t, won’t, don’t” is how writer John Worne, Director of Strategy at the British Council...
by laacademia-author | Nov 7, 2014 | Spanish classes
Spanish School in Barcelona It’s well and truly winter now! As the cold sets in and the sunny days of summer seem far behind, the idea of mixing your Spanish lessons with a dose of warmer weather gets more and more appealing! La Academia have teamed up...
by laacademia-author | Oct 22, 2014 | Languages
Thanks to Andrea for the inspiration for this blog post! “Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiß nichts von seiner eigenen” is the original quotation from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and most linguists would probably agree. Each language has its own...
by laacademia-author | Sep 22, 2014 | KS2 languages, Language classes in schools, MFL in primaries
Welcome back, Primary School students and teachers! One aspect of your lives that may be about to change is that learning a language is now compulsory at KS2. This may fill teachers with dread – one more subject that someone will have to teach – but...
by laacademia-author | Sep 16, 2014 | EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes
Louis van Gaal, Manager of Manchester United, hit the headlines this week when he demanded that his Spanish-speaking players should learn English. One player in particular, Antonio Valencia, got stick from the press when it was revealed that his English is not good...
