by laacademia-author | Apr 6, 2021 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, Language classes, Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages, languages for children, Languages for Toddlers, Uncategorized
A lost 3.5% of GDP due to missed business opportunities. That’s a lot of money not landing on these shores as a direct result of our language skills being below par in an international arena. Our pre-Covid GDP in 2019 was £2.17 trillion according to Statista...
by laacademia-author | Mar 17, 2021 | A level MFL, Beginner classes, Business language courses, courses, Evening classes, French classes, GCSE MFL, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages
My friend Ellie and her family have been learning French ‘on the hoof’ since they relocated to the French countryside three years ago. You might recall another story I told about them recently. She was lagging way behind her 7 year old son in the correct use of French...
by laacademia-author | Mar 9, 2021 | A level MFL, Beginner classes, courses, Evening classes, GCSE MFL, GCSE Tuition, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages, Spanish classes
Learning to speak Spanish is an in-demand skill amongst our students of all ages. The Spanish language is spoken widely in Europe and South America. It’s unsurprising that learning to speak Spanish is important for business and for leisure. Running a busy language...
by laacademia-author | Feb 17, 2021 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, courses, Evening classes, French classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages
A period farmhouse in the glorious French countryside. That’s where my friend Ellie emigrated to three years ago, with her husband and 7 year old son. Naturally they’re all fluent speakers by now. Though I recently discovered Ellie hadn’t mastered typing French...
by laacademia-author | Feb 2, 2021 | Beginner classes, courses, Evening classes, Japanese Lessons, Language classes, Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages, Uncategorized
Welcome to the first of this year’s In the Staffroom. Introducing you to the people behind the scenes of La Academia, Manchester’s award-winning language school. Last month we spoke to our fabulous Gill. She told us how was beguiled by the Japanese language, after...
by laacademia-author | Jan 23, 2020 | Beginner classes
Blue Monday: the third Monday in January, the saddest day of the year. January is the month when we’re likely to return to earth with a bump. December’s festivities seem a long time ago, the lights have come down, the credit card bills are in and the weather is awful....
