by laacademia-author | Feb 5, 2023 | Business language courses, courses, EFL classes, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes, Evening classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages, Latest News, Skype language classes
You’re probably aware of the NHS soldiering on against a well-documented backdrop of staff and skills shortages. But did you know that English as a foreign language exams are contributing to the problem? A recent article by Emma Batha in Context (Thomson Reuters...
by laacademia-author | Jan 22, 2023 | A level MFL, Beginner classes, Business language courses, courses, Evening classes, GCSE MFL, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages, Latest News, Skype language classes, Spanish classes
There was an understandable presumption that learning Spanish might lose its allure in post-Brexit Britain. But the severing of ties and cooling of relations with one of our nearest neighbours hasn’t had the feared impact. Surprisingly, learning Spanish is still on...
by laacademia-author | Jan 15, 2023 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, Chinese classes, courses, Evening classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages, Skype language classes
Carrots at the ready! On Sunday 22nd January, the eye of the tiger closes and the baton is passed on to the rabbit. And you’re going to love this… The Chinese Year of the Rabbit could be a vintage year, according to The Chinese Zodiac. It predicts, “This upcoming year...
by laacademia-author | Sep 26, 2022 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, courses, Evening classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages, Skype language classes
There’s an instant association between language skills and tourism. It’s only natural. After all, the bigger the international pull that an area or attraction has, the more tourists that visit from other countries. And many of these overseas visitors speak different...
by laacademia-author | Sep 13, 2022 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, courses, Evening classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages
There’s a new teaching aid creeping in to progressive language lessons. And surprisingly, it’s something that you might associate more closely with landing students in detention. Comics! But now, no longer is the humble comic being confiscated by teachers. On the...
by laacademia-author | Aug 30, 2022 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, courses, EFL classes, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes, Evening classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages, Skype language classes
The fact that the English language is the lingua franca can lull us in to false sense of security that it’s ok to only speak English. Additionally, it can provide us with a convenient excuse for not bothering to learn any other languages. But Baroness Coussins of the...
