You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. . . can you? This proverb is, for the most part, untrue. The adult brain was once believed to be a fixed structure that, once damaged, could not be repaired. But since …
Alan Watts the British philosopher, writer and speaker, said that ‘We seldom realise . . . that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did …
How do children learn languages? What all children have in common is curiosity and an ability to learn. Research tells us that babies begin to understand language about twice as fast as they actually speak it. According to Dr Patricia Kuhl, what’s …
One for the bucket list, the mad party that’s Oktoberfest. If you want to have the best experience, make the decision to learn some German for Oktoberfest with la Academia’s evening classes. It might get you into some of the …
la Academia offers a broad range of languages and subjects at all levels. Languages: la Academia offers group and individual courses in various languages and for many different levels. The courses are available throughout the day from early morning to …
Here are our Spanish classes for the new term starting soon: Spanish classes for children: (very limited spaces) Reception and Year 1 group will start on Thursday 27th September, 4 – 5pm. The cost for the whole term is £120. Years 2 …
That’s right, Mark Zuckerberg – the 34 year old second only in wealth to the world’s richest man, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, learns Mandarin Chinese. Admittedly, he did have some very personal motivation initially – he’s married to Priscilla Chan …
Italian lesson 1 – masculine and feminine endings Did you know that most men’s names in Italy end in a ‘o’ and women’s in an ‘a’? Think Marco, Angelo, Roberto, Stefano for men and Maria, Valentina, Giulia, Sofia and Stella for women. There are exceptions of …
We’ve heard from the Visitor Team at Manchester Museum that they are offering a free Spanish tour this coming Sunday, 19th August. Manchester Museum is one of Manchester’s top attractions, and a tour in Spanish is a great way to …
Portuguese is particularly rich in idioms and fun phrases; here’s a few to get you started! If you’d like to get learning Portuguese our tutors Ana and Eulália will be able to teach you all you need to know. Some …