by laacademia-author | Jun 24, 2015 | Languages, Uncategorized
La Academia recently came across a beautiful illustration of the relationship of Indo-European and Uralic languages, by Minna Sundberg. It really shows how European languages are related to each other and to languages such as Persian and Punjabi that share common...
by laacademia-author | May 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
There’s a lot of research about the benefits of learning a language (see some of our past posts on the topic), but much less on Why do people learn languages? We polled our own group of learners recently to understand more about what motivates them to study, and we...
by laacademia-author | Feb 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
*NEW* Crash 10 hour GCSE, AS and A level courses. We are offering three new 10 hour group courses completely focused on revision and questions about these three exams. The GCSE and AS level preparation courses will take place (separately) on Saturdays 3rd and 10th...
by laacademia-author | May 12, 2013 | Beginner classes, KS2 languages, Language classes, Spanish classes, Summer School, Uncategorized
La Academia is running a Spanish course for children in August. Using songs, games and fun our experienced Spanish teachers will help your child to learn basic Spanish vocabulary and short sentences. The Children’s Spanish Summer Course will run for 5 days from...
by laacademia-author | Feb 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
At la Academia we believe strongly in the importance of accurate, reliable translation. So we are saddened to see that the excellent Translation Studies Unit (TSU) at Imperial College is under threat of closure or transfer to another institution. The TSU specialises...
by laacademia-author | Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Just about to order this book – Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World. Nataly Kelly gives 10 examples of difficult-to-translate concepts that reinforce the importance of your translator having a clear understanding of both...
