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 | Feb 24, 2019 | Language classes, Language school, Languages
The thing about February is the weather. It can be cold, grey and wet. So we ramp up the heating, cuddle up on the sofa and long for summer. But, and this may surprise you, this could be exactly the right time of year to learn a new language. Or to improve one you...
by laacademia-author | Feb 10, 2019 | Language classes, Languages
New Year seems a long time ago now. And whatever well meant resolution you started on January 1st, it’s probably long since been forgotten. But is it too late for a language learning resolution you can keep in 2019? In 2017 a YouGov poll in the UK revealed that the...
by laacademia-author | Oct 3, 2018 | Language classes, Languages, languages for children
Alan Watts the British philosopher, writer and speaker, said that ‘We seldom realise . . . that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our...
by laacademia-author | Sep 27, 2018 | Languages, languages for children
How do children learn languages? What all children have in common is curiosity and an ability to learn. Research tells us that babies begin to understand language about twice as fast as they actually speak it. According to Dr Patricia Kuhl, what’s going on in a baby’s...
by laacademia-author | Aug 13, 2018 | Languages, Spanish classes
We’ve heard from the Visitor Team at Manchester Museum that they are offering a free Spanish tour this coming Sunday, 19th August. Manchester Museum is one of Manchester’s top attractions, and a tour in Spanish is a great way to practise your Spanish...
