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...
by laacademia-author | Aug 27, 2019 | languages for children, Languages for Toddlers, Nursery Schools, Spanish classes
We love teaching Spanish in nursery schools. But, you might be thinking that teaching pre-schoolers is futile. Not true – in fact we now know that the best time for a child to learn another language is in the first three to four years of life. Why? Learning Language...
by laacademia-author | Jul 10, 2019 | Business language courses, French classes, Italian classes, Spanish classes, Uncategorized
Once again we are seeing reports in the media that Brexit is having a negative effect on British students learning a foreign language at school. Apparently, some parents think that it’s pointless because the UK is leaving the European Union. I’ve discussed this in a...
by laacademia-author | May 20, 2019 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, French classes, German classes, Language classes in schools, Languages, Spanish classes, Uncategorized
‘What’, I hear you cry, ‘How can it be good news that fewer pupils are learning a language’. Of course, there is a downside – but also an upside. And that’s what I’d like you to consider. . . First – some facts In England’s schools, entries for language GCSEs have...
