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...
by laacademia-author | Nov 27, 2015 | Language classes, Language school, Languages
Learning Greek for culture and history Learning Greek is a great way to find out about Greek culture. With 34 centuries of written records, plays, poetry and scientific discovery this is a huge legacy for all of modern civilization. As well as its own history,...
