by laacademia-author | Nov 9, 2015 | A level MFL, Chinese classes, GCSE MFL, KS2 languages, Language school
During his recent visit to China Chancellor George Osborne said that schools will get £10m of extra funding to teach Mandarin Chinese. He revealed his daughter, Liberty, was already learning China’s main language, and said that 5,000 more pupils will learn...
by laacademia-author | Aug 14, 2015 | Business language courses, Chinese classes, Language classes
1. 1.357 billion Chinese people can’t be wrong! Well, you wouldn’t want to argue with them, would you? 2. Businesses – 1.357 billion potential clients! Even if you sell to a niche – say doctors – the numbers are staggering. With 1.9 doctors per 1,000 population,...
by laacademia-author | Mar 12, 2015 | Business language courses, Chinese classes, Language classes
In an interesting article in The Scotsman last week a Scottish MEP courted controversy by claiming that “in terms of international trade French is a very minor language”, and suggesting that schoolchildren should learn “Spanish or Arabic or Mandarin...
by laacademia-author | Aug 28, 2013 | Chinese classes, Evening classes, French classes, Italian classes, Spanish classes
Please note: This is an old blog – for the latest on Italian classes, call us on 0161 491 1444! Here are the dates and times for our language classes starting from September 17th 2013. We are offering classes in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Chinese....
by laacademia-author | Aug 14, 2013 | Business language courses, Chinese classes, ESOL classes, French classes, German classes, Italian classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages, Skype language classes, Spanish classes
Here at la Academia over the past few months we have been starting to roll out language lessons via Skype, and this is proving to be a very successful way to help students develop their language skills. One Spanish language student said “I know I’m delighted to...
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,...
