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...
by laacademia-author | Aug 2, 2018 | Languages
Actually for most of us, when it comes to learning Polish, it may not be so much a question of ‘polishing up’ – more a case of starting from scratch. You may find it surprising, but there are real advantages to learning this difficult but rewarding language. For...
by laacademia-author | Mar 22, 2018 | Language school, Languages
How did you start to learn Japanese? I’m a native English speaker but lived in Japan for a few years in my twenties. I was sent to a small village in the mountains where no one had ever even seen a foreign person in the flesh and certainly didn’t speak any English. I...
by laacademia-author | Nov 28, 2017 | Language classes, Languages
Many of our students might agree that after a drink their language skills improve! But now a study by European universities has shown they are right. Alcohol, as we all know, affects our memory, concentration and behaviour, as well as body movements. Too much alcohol...
