by laacademia-author | May 12, 2013 | Beginner classes, Evening classes, Language school, Spanish classes, Summer School
Want to learn Spanish for your holiday? La Academia’s team of native Spanish speakers can help! We are running a 4 week course in June that will give you the basic Spanish words and phrases you need to know. The course starts on Friday June 14th 6-7:30 p.m., and...
by laacademia-author | Jan 29, 2013 | Language classes, Language school, Languages, Spanish classes
A lot of la Academia’s students begin their studies at our Manchester language school with Spanish, and there are many reasons why they and others choose to learn Spanish. Holidays! With 21 countries where Spanish is the official language, many of them tourism...
by laacademia-author | Aug 17, 2012 | Chinese classes, French classes, German classes, Language classes, Language school, Spanish classes
At la Academia, we were disappointed to see that the number of entries for language A-levels fell again this year. Mostly this was due to a drop in entries for European languages traditionally studied in schools, such as French and German. Even Spanish fell slightly,...
by laacademia-author | Aug 6, 2012 | KS2 languages, Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages, MFL in primaries
Should MFL be taught in Primary Schools? This is a debate that has raged over the years – sometimes the resources have been there, sometimes not. With September 2013 only just over a year away MFL in primary schools is going to be compulsory. How can primary schools...
by laacademia-author | May 21, 2012 | Business language courses, courses, Language school, Languages
We often look at the social and psychological benefits of the language classes Manchester residents attend week in, week out, but we rarely look at the direct economic advantages that they could offer. However, research into bilingualism in London now indicates that...
by laacademia-author | Apr 23, 2012 | Language classes, Language school, Languages
The news is often filled with talk of the “ageing population” – but as life expectancies rise, there might be an unexpected perk thanks to the language classes Manchester residents attend in their younger years. A recent article in the scientific...