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 | Sep 21, 2017 | English Language Tuition, GCSE English, GCSE Tuition
At la Academia, we were recently heartened to read a recent article by Voice of America about students with learning disabilities learning languages. Many of our students here have special educational needs, and we find that in the atmosphere of a supportive, positive...
by laacademia-author | Sep 23, 2015 | GCSE English, GCSE Tuition
Over the last few years la Academia has offered tuition in GCSE Maths and English, as well as in languages. This is in response to demand from Stockport and Manchester parents who are finding that their school is not able to get the best out of their child. One GCSE...
