by laacademia-author | Feb 8, 2017 | Chinese classes, Languages, Latest News
To all our Chinese students: On February 22nd Manchester Airport and Hainan Airlines are showing the Chinese film “Hero” free of charge, in Manchester, as part of their Chinese Film Festival. Even better, everyone who attends will be entered into a competition to win...
by laacademia-author | Jan 31, 2017 | EFL classes, French classes, Language school, Languages
Diane Lebouthillier was raised in a region of Quebec where French is the dominant language, but in 2015 she was elected to the Canadian House of Commons and was made Minister of National Revenue. Around a fifth of Canadians are bilingual in French and English, but...
by laacademia-author | Dec 29, 2016 | Languages
Learning a language can sometimes get hard – you fly along, then hit a plateau and your progress slows. Well, Scientific American have a suggestion about how to learn a language quicker, just by listening to it. Their recommendation is to listen to a podcast or radio...
by laacademia-author | Dec 23, 2016 | Language classes, Language school, Languages, Latest News
Research on language speakers shows many benefits to learning languages, but perhaps the most exciting is the effects of bilingualism in ageing. The research indicates that bilingualism seems to protect against dementia. The discoveries began with Psycholinguist Ellen...
by laacademia-author | Nov 19, 2016 | Languages, Latest News
The British Council surveyed 2,000 UK adults to measure attitudes towards learning foreign languages following “Brexit” – the vote to leave the European Union. The respondents believed that it was more important than ever for Britons to learn foreign languages....
by laacademia-author | Oct 24, 2016 | Language school, Languages, Spanish classes
When working with the Spanish language, are there major differences between Latin American Spanish and European Spanish? We asked la Academia Director Ruben Cnobel for his take on the question, and to point out pitfalls in Spanish to avoid. First, Ruben says “Spanish...
