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 31, 2016 | Latest News, Local Knowledge
One of the most sought-after football souvenirs is a pair of Lionel Messi’s boots. But the cultural connotations of shoes in some cultures are quite different from Messi’s home Argentina or from Spain, where he plays football. The world’s favourite footballer caused...
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 | Feb 8, 2016 | Latest News, Spanish classes
Lineker uses Spanish on MOTD “Match of the Day” featured two Spanish-speaking English footballers on Saturday, which was an unexpected treat! First Dean Austin, the Watford Assistant Coach was shown and we were told that his Spanish skills are helping communication in...
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...
