by laacademia-author | Mar 17, 2016 | English for footballers, Summer School
Exciting news about a fantastic partnership between la Academia Young Minds and BCSSA (Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools Academy)! From this summer, the best soccer school providers and the best language school will be offering summer camps to coach youngsters from all...
by laacademia-author | Jan 8, 2016 | EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes
When you employ as many EFL teachers as la Academia, and for as many reasons – for football, recent arrivals, manufacturing, business people, high net worth individuals, long-term UK inhabitants, and more, you get to know who makes a good EFL teacher. The best...
by laacademia-author | Dec 30, 2015 | English for footballers, Language school, Languages
Football managers – should they speak more languages? The debate as to whether football managers should speak more languages rumbles on. This week a caller to Radio5Live suggested that modern managers need to speak more languages – that monoglots such as Sir Alex...
by laacademia-author | Nov 12, 2015 | English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes, Language school
la Academia has a wealth of experience in teaching English to Premiership overseas coaches, so we were very interested to read about David Moyes’ language problems in Spain. Moyes’ contract with Real Sociedad has just been terminated, after less than a year of...
by laacademia-author | Oct 2, 2015 | EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes
Meet la Academia’s TEFL teachers! Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is a skill that requires understanding and patience. Many of our TEFL teachers speak other languages, which gives them an insight into the challenges of learning a foreign language. Our...
by laacademia-author | Mar 22, 2015 | EFL classes, English for footballers, Language school, Languages
There are concerns that the influx of foreign footballers, especially into the Premier League, is diluting the opportunities available to British players. Flush with TV money, managers are able to buy experienced, older players, which limits the chances of youngsters...