by laacademia-author | Oct 25, 2022 | Beginner classes, courses, EFL classes, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes, Evening classes, Language classes, Languages, Local Knowledge, Skype language classes
EFL lessons are a crucial lifeline for many immigrants who arrive in the UK with little or no English language skills. National Immigrants Day, on Friday 28th October, is the ideal opportunity to celebrate the vital service that EFL lessons provide to people who come...
by laacademia-author | Oct 17, 2022 | courses, Language classes, Language school, Languages, languages for children, Languages for Toddlers, Toddlers
“In 2021 there were around 6 million people with non-British nationality living in the UK, with 9.6m people born abroad…” according to The Guardian. So unsurprisingly, plurilingualism is snowballing amongst children who are exposed to a mixture of – Their parents’...
by laacademia-author | Oct 3, 2022 | Beginner classes, Chinese classes, courses, EFL classes, ESOL classes, Evening classes, French classes, Japanese Lessons, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages, Languages for Toddlers, Spanish classes
It’s said that the people make the place. And it’s certainly true at La Academia, where we’re proud to have some of the leading language teachers in Manchester, (and, in our opinion, in the world!). So, there’s no better time than World Teachers Day on 5th October to...
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...
