by laacademia-author | Apr 22, 2021 | EFL classes, English for footballers, English Language Classes, English Language Tuition, ESOL classes, Evening classes, GCSE English, Language classes, Language school, Languages
The very term – English as a foreign language – is ironic. English has long since been the overarching global language. But English was a foreign language originally. Or, more correctly, it begged, stole and borrowed from multiple other languages. James Nicolls...
by laacademia-author | Apr 13, 2021 | Beginner classes, Language classes, Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages, languages for children, Languages for Toddlers, MFL in primaries, Toddlers
Anglia Ruskin University has confirmed that learning a language in childhood will equip you with better multitasking skills than if you aren’t bilingual. Learning a language as a little one increases a child’s attentiveness and ability to juggle multiple thoughts and...
by laacademia-author | Apr 6, 2021 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, Language classes, Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages, languages for children, Languages for Toddlers, Uncategorized
A lost 3.5% of GDP due to missed business opportunities. That’s a lot of money not landing on these shores as a direct result of our language skills being below par in an international arena. Our pre-Covid GDP in 2019 was £2.17 trillion according to Statista...
by laacademia-author | Mar 28, 2021 | Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages, languages for children
This past unusual year has been a big year for language learning. Aldermore Banking Company shared the results of research carried out in in the final quarter of 2020, revealing that – “Nearly one in ten (9%) UK adults decided to spend their time and money learning a...
by laacademia-author | Mar 24, 2021 | Evening classes, Italian classes, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages, Uncategorized
Welcome to our latest In the Staffroom article. We love introducing you to the amazing people behind the scenes at La Academia, Manchester’s award-winning language school. Federica Whitefoot is one our Italian language teachers. It was great to have the opportunity to...
