by laacademia-author | Feb 24, 2021 | courses, Evening classes, French classes, GCSE MFL, GCSE Tuition, German classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages, Spanish classes, Uncategorized
“Languages underpin our relationships with other countries. They are vital to the UK’s future prosperity, security, and global influence and they are important to pupils because they open doors to new people, places, and cultures.” Vicky Gough, the British Council’s...
by laacademia-author | Jan 20, 2021 | French classes, GCSE MFL, GCSE Tuition, Language classes, Language school, Languages, Spanish classes, Uncategorized
I’m not a parent. But, I’m feeling the pain vicariously through friends, relatives, and associates who are. Poor souls! Juggling home schooling once again, due to the Lockdown III restrictions, since 5th January. In addition, it’s been announced that traditional GSCE...
by laacademia-author | Dec 16, 2020 | Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages, languages for children, Languages for Toddlers, Spanish classes
It’s sometimes overlooked that Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese. In fact, Spanish is the first language of approximately 30 countries. Including most South American countries. Furthermore, it’s also sometimes overlooked...
by laacademia-author | Feb 18, 2020 | Spanish classes
Here’s a handy trick for those of you learning Spanish. If you’re finding it puzzling writing those Spanish accents, upside down question and exclamation marks – such as á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, ñ, ¿, and ¡ – we have the solution. Those Fiddly Alt keys . ....
by laacademia-author | Jan 14, 2020 | Evening classes, Language for Holidays, Languages, Spanish classes
It’s that holiday time of year. Not for going on one perhaps, but certainly for booking one. More Britons than ever holidayed abroad in the 12 months to late July 2019, according to ABTA’s latest Holiday Habits Report. More than six in ten Brits (64%) took a foreign...
by laacademia-author | Sep 9, 2019 | Spanish classes
This week I was able to catch up with Saray Ibáñez, one of la Academia’s Spanish teachers. I wanted to find out more about her and why she loves teaching Spanish. Where did you grow up? I grew up in a small town in Murcia called Llano de Brujas – which mean The...