When I was learning the language (some years ago!) typical French conversation was along the line of ‘Where are you going for your holiday?’ The sort of conversation to be had at the hairdressers, nothing too challenging, or indeed, interesting. …
New Year seems a long time ago now. And whatever well meant resolution you started on January 1st, it’s probably long since been forgotten. But is it too late for a language learning resolution you can keep in 2019? In …
When teaching adults Spanish they often tell us they’re worried that learning a new language will be difficult and too academic. That they won’t be able to pronounce things or remember new words, or that the grammar will defeat them. …
Language learning through Skype with la Academia – it’s great for intensive language study! We have enthusiastically embraced language teaching with Skype at la Academia, because it works. There is research1 which indicates that web conferencing encourages students to play more …
Why bother to learn Spanish when you can visit Spain with no need to speak Spanish? In fact, you could visit parts of Spain and speak nothing but English. But how much are you missing? When you can speak Spanish, …
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 …