by laacademia-author | Jun 12, 2015 | Language classes, Languages
Nearly all the research whether from Europe or further afield shows that language students are not very worried about being in a language class, but that their anxiety levels rise when they are asked to speak in the target language. The reasons for this tend to be:...
by laacademia-author | May 8, 2015 | Language classes, Languages
During la Academia’s recent research with learners at our language school, one of the interesting findings was on the question of learning languages in a group. We asked our students about their experience of learning in a group – specifically their reasons for...
by laacademia-author | Apr 30, 2015 | Language classes, Languages
We are currently running a language learner survey with our students at la Academia to understand more about their learning styles and what they find helps when learning a language. It’s still early days, and a little early to be drawing any final conclusions....
by laacademia-author | Mar 12, 2015 | Business language courses, Chinese classes, Language classes
In an interesting article in The Scotsman last week a Scottish MEP courted controversy by claiming that “in terms of international trade French is a very minor language”, and suggesting that schoolchildren should learn “Spanish or Arabic or Mandarin...
by laacademia-author | Mar 3, 2015 | Business language courses, EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Tuition, Language classes
Football is an international business, and at the highest level this means clubs need to manage players and coaches who come from across the globe, speaking many different languages and with varying levels of skill in English. La Academia works closely with 3 Premier...
by laacademia-author | Feb 2, 2015 | Language classes
Number of foreign language students at university is falling Thanks to the Telegraph for an interesting article this week on the reluctance of Brits to learn a language. “Can’t, won’t, don’t” is how writer John Worne, Director of Strategy at the British Council...
