Lena is from beautiful Brittany. She’s 26, and has been in the UK for 5 years teaching French. She took time out from her busy schedule with la Academia to tell me about herself and to encourage you to learn …
Language School of the Year in Manchester – Yes, That’s Us. We are so delighted to announce we have come top in the Corporate Livewire Prestige Awards. No small achievement against stiff competition. This is what they said about us: …
Research shows that boys think ‘language is for girls’. This leads boys to both devalue and to feel less able to succeed in learning languages. This reduces boys’ interest in language careers – a fast growing sector – and they …
Netflix can help your language learning — from the comfort of your own sofa. When you’re learning a new language with us at la Academia, our tutors will always encourage you to practise your skills at home. The more you …
Once again we are seeing reports in the media that Brexit is having a negative effect on British students learning a foreign language at school. Apparently, some parents think that it’s pointless because the UK is leaving the European Union. …
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 …
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 …
‘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 …
Save the Children’s report (Lighting up Young Brains) states that a child’s early years are a ‘critical opportunity for the brain to develop key skills’. Toddlers’ brains are twice as active as adults and form connections at twice the rate …
The first foreign language I studied was French, in primary school, with a great teacher. Why was she great? Because she spoke to us in French throughout our lessons and insisted that we did too. She used French stories that …