by laacademia-author | Dec 21, 2021 | Language classes, Language for Holidays, Languages, Local Knowledge
Festive tipples from other countries around the world have piqued UK palettes for many years. We’ve never stopped loving a cheeky Dutch Advocaat or a warming mulled wine at a German market stall. Perhaps it’s because the festive season is a magical time and there’s...
by laacademia-author | Nov 30, 2021 | Beginner classes, courses, Evening classes, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages
Gift vouchers for learning a new language are on lots of Christmas lists for the 2021 festive season. The popularity of gifting language soared last year. The learning bug bit the nation as lockdowns inspired a renewed passion for personal development. In addition,...
by laacademia-author | Nov 17, 2021 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, Chinese classes, courses, Evening classes, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages
The Mandarin Chinese language is an anomaly. It’s spoken as a first language by the highest number of native speakers in the world. It’s also mooted as the most difficult language for non-native speakers to learn. But, like learning any subject, it’s easier when...
by laacademia-author | Nov 10, 2021 | Beginner classes, courses, Evening classes, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages
There are ‘feel good’ terms in foreign languages that boost morale on those wet, windy and wintry months when your get up and go feels like it left the room ages ago. Here’s a few of our favourite warm and fuzzy words and phrases in foreign languages. In fact, some of...
by laacademia-author | Oct 27, 2021 | Beginner classes, Chinese classes, courses, Evening classes, French classes, German classes, Greek classes, Italian classes, Japanese Lessons, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Languages, Portuguese classes, Russian classes, Spanish classes
What can you expect to see in different cultures and hear in other languages when your trip abroad clashes with the annual apple-ducking, trick-and-treating fright-fest of Halloween? You might not see or hear much if Halloween isn’t a thing in the country you’re...
by laacademia-author | Oct 20, 2021 | Beginner classes, courses, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages
What comes in to your mind when you think about learning the Arabic language? Oil? Horses? Coffee? Deserts? Bedouins? The Arabic language has just got a lot more interesting at La Academia, as we warmly welcome our new Arabic teacher Warka Ali Al Wandawi. We’ve wasted...