by laacademia-author | Mar 4, 2016 | Language classes, Languages, Latest News
Some interesting recent research in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology tested whether bilingualism in early childhood and adulthood affects people’s ability to process information and pay attention. Quite fun, and backs up a lot of other research we’ve...
by laacademia-author | Jan 15, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL, KS2 languages, Languages, Latest News
The University Council of Modern Languages (UCML) has “major concerns” about the current state of, and proposed changes to, GCSE and A-level Modern Languages. 9 professors and other senior language specialists wrote to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual, who oversee...
by laacademia-author | Jan 6, 2016 | Languages, Latest News
Recent research in Taiwan has shown that people process language in the same way, even when their native languages are very different. Studying speakers of 4 very different languages – English, Spanish, Hebrew and Chinese – the team showed that their brains show...
by laacademia-author | Dec 30, 2015 | English for footballers, Language school, Languages
Football managers – should they speak more languages? The debate as to whether football managers should speak more languages rumbles on. This week a caller to Radio5Live suggested that modern managers need to speak more languages – that monoglots such as Sir Alex...
by laacademia-author | Dec 24, 2015 | Language classes, Languages, Latest News
Would it be cool or scary to be taught by a robot? A 3m euro EU programme starting in January will use humanoid robots to teach languages to 4-year-olds. Some will learn English as a second language, while immigrant children in Germany who speak Turkish as their first...
by laacademia-author | Nov 29, 2015 | French classes, Languages, Spanish classes
As departures from Manchester Airport top 23m – a record – where are all these passengers going, and what languages will they need when they get there? Manchester Airport has been around for 77 years, and with a new tram link, a new runway and increasing numbers of...
