by laacademia-author | Dec 10, 2022 | Beginner classes, courses, EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes, GCSE English, Interpreting, Language classes, Language school, Languages, Local Knowledge, Skype language classes
Despite all the razzamatazz around big international signings to premiership clubs, it’s an enormous upheaval for players and their families who speak little English or none at all. So, English language lessons are invaluable for many players who arrive in the UK to...
by laacademia-author | Jul 18, 2022 | Beginner classes, courses, EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes, Evening classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages
Upping their EFL game is on the minds of many non-native competitors alighting for the UK’s summer of sport. And there’s plenty. Only recently, we’ve witnessed the annual SW19 tennis face-off. Uefa Women’s Euro 2022 teams are going toe to toe in stadiums across the...
by laacademia-author | Jan 12, 2022 | Beginner classes, courses, EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes, Evening classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages
Learning English as a foreign language alert: “Some feelings and experiences can’t be summed in a single word—at least in English”, Amy Maoz told Pocket. So, it’s highly likely you’ll come across certain words and phrases that don’t have English equivalents when...
by laacademia-author | Apr 22, 2021 | EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes, Evening classes, GCSE English, Language classes, Language school, Languages
The very term – English as a foreign language – is ironic. English has long since been the overarching global language. But English was a foreign language originally. Or, more correctly, it begged, stole and borrowed from multiple other languages. James Nicolls...
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 | Jun 1, 2018 | English for footballers, Summer School
Manchester, the home of English football and where the Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools Academy (BSCCA) was founded by the 1966 World Cup winner Sir Bobby. BSSCA is still helping football-playing kids and teenagers from all around the world enjoy and improve their...