by laacademia-author | Jan 29, 2013 | Language classes, Language school, Languages, Spanish classes
A lot of la Academia’s students begin their studies at our Manchester language school with Spanish, and there are many reasons why they and others choose to learn Spanish. Holidays! With 21 countries where Spanish is the official language, many of them tourism...
by laacademia-author | Jan 25, 2013 | Language classes, Languages
It is commonly believed that children are able to pick up languages much more easily than adults – sometimes this even prevents adults from trying to learn a foreign language when they are older, as they believe they have missed the window of opportunity. However,...
by laacademia-author | Sep 26, 2012 | Language classes, Languages, MFL in primaries
The European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26th September, as an initiative of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Across Europe, the 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe’s 47 member states are encouraged...
by laacademia-author | Aug 6, 2012 | KS2 languages, Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages, MFL in primaries
Should MFL be taught in Primary Schools? This is a debate that has raged over the years – sometimes the resources have been there, sometimes not. With September 2013 only just over a year away MFL in primary schools is going to be compulsory. How can primary schools...
by laacademia-author | Aug 1, 2012 | Business language courses, courses, Language classes, Languages
Should British people be embarrassed at their ‘failure’ to speak foreign languages? Here at la Academia in Manchester, we don’t think so – every day we’re encouraging our students to carry on a great British tradition of learning languages. When Britain...
by laacademia-author | Jul 23, 2012 | Business language courses, courses, Languages
Bradley Wiggins won not only the Tour de France yesterday, but also the hearts of many French people over the past few weeks, with his command of the French language. Businesses in Manchester and Stockport are being encouraged to export worldwide, so how can they...
