by laacademia-author | Jun 13, 2019 | Language classes, Latest News, Uncategorized
Do you watch the news? Or read it on your phone or in print? It’s certainly something I do on daily basis. Whether it’s catching up with the gossip or more serious political matters, my day wouldn’t be the same without a dose of my favourite news services. We suggest...
by laacademia-author | Jun 3, 2019 | Language classes, Latest News
Just this week, I came across a new report from the British Academy, backed by the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Royal Academy of Engineering. It says that the prospect of Brexit ‘makes it even more important for the UK to have the languages...
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...
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 | Apr 30, 2015 | Language classes, Languages
We are currently running a language learner survey with our students at la Academia to understand more about their learning styles and what they find helps when learning a language. It’s still early days, and a little early to be drawing any final conclusions....
