by laacademia-author | Apr 10, 2023 | Beginner classes, Business language courses, courses, Evening classes, Language classes, Language school, Languages, Local Knowledge, Skype language classes, Spanish classes
Unfamiliar with the humble piñata? You’ve no idea what you’ve been missing! What better time than National Piñata Day on 18th April to find out. Suzanne Barbezat’s ThoughtCo article Piñata History and Meaning explained: “The traditional shape for a piñata is a star...
by laacademia-author | Dec 5, 2022 | Beginner classes, courses, Evening classes, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages, Spanish classes
We automatically think about Spanish being spoken in Spain. But did you know that Spanish is actually the official language of 21 other countries and territories? In fact, Spain isn’t even the largest one. This means that Spanish is spoken by more people in two other...
by laacademia-author | Nov 21, 2022 | A level MFL, Evening classes, French classes, GCSE MFL, Language classes, Languages, Spanish classes
Our In the Staffroom series often features teachers who have hailed from other countries and now share their native languages with UK-based language learners. But not in November 2022. This month, the spotlight is on our homegrown Allyson Turpin, who was originally...
by laacademia-author | Oct 3, 2022 | Beginner classes, Chinese classes, courses, EFL classes, ESOL classes, Evening classes, French classes, Japanese Lessons, Language classes, Language for Holidays, Language school, Languages, Languages for Toddlers, Spanish classes
It’s said that the people make the place. And it’s certainly true at La Academia, where we’re proud to have some of the leading language teachers in Manchester, (and, in our opinion, in the world!). So, there’s no better time than World Teachers Day on 5th October to...
by laacademia-author | Jul 26, 2022 | GCSE MFL, GCSE Tuition, Language school, Languages, Latest News
The recently proposed changes to the MFL GCSE curriculum have split opinion between the Department of Education and the broader teaching community. The revised curriculum will focus on students learning 1,700 pre-determined words in order to make the grade in MFL GCSE...
