by laacademia-author | Nov 18, 2012 | Chinese classes, French classes, German classes, Italian classes, KS2 languages, Language classes in schools, Latest News, MFL in primaries, Spanish classes
On Friday the Department of Education confirmed that, following a consultation earlier in the year, it will make language learning compulsory at Key Stage 2 from September 2014. The DofE has now put forward a list of suggested languages – French, Spanish,...
by laacademia-author | Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Just about to order this book – Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World. Nataly Kelly gives 10 examples of difficult-to-translate concepts that reinforce the importance of your translator having a clear understanding of both...
by laacademia-author | Nov 1, 2012 | Interpreting
One of la Academia’s Partners, Andrea Nicholls, is a qualified Interpreter on the National Register of Public Service interpreters – qualified to interpret in Public Services, including law courts. So at la Academia we have been keeping an eye on the...
by laacademia-author | Oct 26, 2012 | Latest News, Spanish classes
We were quite excited by this news, but rather disappointed on hearing the ad itself, since Mrs Obama doesn’t actually speak any Spanish – subtitles provide the translation of her words into Spanish. Cristina Saralegui, a Cuban-American talk show host who supports...
by laacademia-author | Oct 14, 2012 | Business language courses, Chinese classes, Language classes
Found this very interesting post about China and learning Chinese by Martin Jacques for the BBC on Friday. So convinced is Jacques of the importance of learning Chinese that his son started Chinese lessons aged 5. Jacques puts forward an idea of China as a...
