by laacademia-author | Apr 27, 2016 | English for footballers, Languages, Latest News
Newcastle United have had a habit of buying French players over the past few seasons. But their current manager is Spaniard Rafa Benitez, and he admits that the number of French players in the squad is posing difficulties: “At half-time you have to explain things,...
by laacademia-author | Apr 8, 2016 | Languages, Latest News, Local Knowledge
¡Hola! all Spanish students at la Academia. Don’t miss the ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival – a feast of Spanish-language culture for you all! The whole Festival lasts 2 and a half weeks, and the best thing is that it’s right on our doorstep in...
by laacademia-author | Mar 23, 2016 | Chinese classes, Languages
In his book “A Gift to My Children: A Father’s Lessons for Life and Investing” Jim Rogers, an American who has lived life with enough energy and enthusiasm for several dozen people, counsels his young daughters: “learn languages and make sure that Mandarin is...
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...
