by laacademia-author | Apr 24, 2017 | KS2 languages, Languages, MFL in primaries
Recently we asked some of our primary school Spanish students to feed back to us about their experience with la Academia. We’re really pleased with the high ratings they gave la Academia and the teachers involved. It was really interesting to hear the young people’s...
by laacademia-author | Mar 30, 2017 | Chinese classes, Languages, Spanish classes
If you had to learn just one foreign language, which would be the most useful? International trade and communication is growing fast, companies are truly multinational and travel is the norm in many jobs. Learning a foreign language will help you take advantage of...
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...
