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 | 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...
by laacademia-author | Nov 19, 2016 | Languages, Latest News
The British Council surveyed 2,000 UK adults to measure attitudes towards learning foreign languages following “Brexit” – the vote to leave the European Union. The respondents believed that it was more important than ever for Britons to learn foreign languages....
by laacademia-author | Sep 29, 2016 | Business language courses, French classes, German classes, Italian classes, Language school, Latest News
Some interesting research from jobs website Adzuna this week. They looked at all their job listings, which were posted in English, but which asked for other languages. They could then see which languages employers look for and which pay the best. Congratulate yourself...
by laacademia-author | Sep 4, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL, Languages, Latest News
As A level results came out on 18th August the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) was expressing concern about a fall in the number of A level language entries. They suggested that a fall in funding was the cause. Entries to A-levels in French dropped by...
by laacademia-author | Aug 13, 2016 | Language classes, Languages, Latest News
Interesting research from the University of Washington, who wired up 19 volunteers to check out what their brains did while resting, and whether their brain patterns predicted language learning. OK, so 19 people is not a big sample, but the research is interesting. It...
