The very term – English as a foreign language – is ironic. English has long since been the overarching global language. But English was a foreign language originally. Or, more correctly, it begged, stole and borrowed from multiple other languages. …
‘Why does language change?’ is a question I’m often asked when I’m teaching Business English. A better question would be ‘How often does our language change?’. The answer is daily. Language – and punctuation and pronunciation – changes constantly. We …
Manchester, the home of English football and where the Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools Academy (BSCCA) was founded by the 1966 World Cup winner Sir Bobby. BSSCA is still helping football-playing kids and teenagers from all around the world enjoy and …
Social Media is a very powerful way for top professional footballers to reach their fans. It’s an international business, so many of the top stars are posting in English as well as their own language or the language of their …
Manchester City are a team that understands the value of good communication. Many of their players, staff and coaches are learning English, and some of the English staff are learning Spanish to help communication at the club. Now their newest …
Spanish football manager Gonzalo Arconada was recently in the UK studying English with la Academia. Mr Arconada has experience of coaching at some of Spain’s best-known football teams, including Numancia, Almeria and Real Sociedad. He spent 6 weeks with la …
Here at la Academia we have provided language services for a number of years to professional football clubs. Football is an international business – clubs may have owners, management teams, coaching and backroom staff as well as players whose first language …
Newcastle United have had a habit of buying French players over the past few seasons. But their current manager is Spaniard Rafa Benitez, and he admits that the number of French players in the squad is posing difficulties: “At half-time …
Sir Bobby Charlton holds a place in many football fans’ hearts. For Manchester United fans it is his 758 appearances and 249 goals for them, helping them win 4 league titles and a European Cup. For England fans he will …
Exciting news about a fantastic partnership between la Academia Young Minds and BCSSA (Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools Academy)! From this summer, the best soccer school providers and the best language school will be offering summer camps to coach youngsters from …