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 | 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 9, 2021 | Business language courses, Chinese classes, courses, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages
Are you thinking about learning Chinese? If so, the new year is great time to get started. Like a New Year’s resolution. Not the traditional Western new year celebrated on 31st December though. The Chinese New Year. This year it falls on Friday 12th February. And...
by laacademia-author | Oct 15, 2019 | Business language courses, English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, GCSE English
‘Why does language change?’ is a question I’m often asked when I’m teaching Business English. A better question would be ‘How often does our language change?’. The answer is daily. Language – and punctuation and pronunciation – changes constantly. We have to invent...
by laacademia-author | Oct 10, 2019 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, Evening classes, Russian classes
Why learn the Russian language? It’s probably not the first that springs to mind when you’re thinking of learning a new language. But, there are some very good reasons why you should consider it. For a start, here’s some astonishing stats: Russian is the largest...
