by laacademia-author | Feb 2, 2021 | Beginner classes, courses, Evening classes, Japanese Lessons, Language classes, Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages, Uncategorized
Welcome to the first of this year’s In the Staffroom. Introducing you to the people behind the scenes of La Academia, Manchester’s award-winning language school. Last month we spoke to our fabulous Gill. She told us how was beguiled by the Japanese language, after...
by laacademia-author | Jul 23, 2019 | Beginner classes, Language classes, Language classes in schools, Latest News, Uncategorized
Netflix can help your language learning — from the comfort of your own sofa. When you’re learning a new language with us at la Academia, our tutors will always encourage you to practise your skills at home. The more you practise, the easier and quicker you will...
by laacademia-author | May 20, 2019 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, French classes, German classes, Language classes in schools, Languages, Spanish classes, Uncategorized
‘What’, I hear you cry, ‘How can it be good news that fewer pupils are learning a language’. Of course, there is a downside – but also an upside. And that’s what I’d like you to consider. . . First – some facts In England’s schools, entries for language GCSEs have...
by laacademia-author | Apr 14, 2019 | Language classes in schools, Languages, languages for children
There have been some depressing headlines recently about the state of foreign language learning in UK secondary schools. BBC analysis highlights language learning drops of between 30% and 50% since 2013 in the numbers taking GCSE language courses. This is the lowest...
by laacademia-author | Jan 25, 2018 | KS2 languages, Language classes in schools, Spanish classes
Hello! My name is Inés Enríquez and I teach Spanish at La Academia. I teach Spanish to a wide range of ages, from 3 to 73! But my favourite group is the children. I really enjoy teaching Spanish in different schools and see the progress in them, sometimes they leave...
by laacademia-author | Aug 25, 2017 | Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages
A saying attributed to Nelson Mandela says: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that will go to his head. But, if you talk to him in his own language, that will go to his heart”. It’s a well-accepted fact that should we need to build a certain level of...