by Nathalie Danon | Feb 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here at the VICI Language Academy we are often asked this question by students: “I’m great at languages… what would be the best career choice?” Parents and teachers also ask questions like this too for their children and students. Often our students will say they want...
by Nathalie Danon | Feb 24, 2014 | Benefiting Business, Latest News, Learn a Language
Once again a business has hit the headlines amid accusations that it banned foreign workers from speaking their native tongue while at work. At the distribution centre for Hobbycraft in Burton there are myriad languages spoken by workers for whom English is clearly a...
by Nathalie Danon | Feb 20, 2014 | Bilingualism in Children, Latest News, Learn a Language
It’s pretty tough to disagree that teaching children to learn a second language is wonderful! The benefits are evident; not only is it genuinely fulfilling and fun to do, when our children are older, the opportunities will be fantastic. But can we get it wrong when we...
by Nathalie Danon | Feb 15, 2014 | Bilingualism in Children, Latest News, Learn a Language
Here at the VICI Language Academy we are fair bursting with pride over our students most of the time, however sometimes you want to run through the streets of Newbury telling everyone! Readers of our newsletter will have already seen the case study about Tilly and...
by Nathalie Danon | Feb 5, 2014 | Benefiting Business, Bilingualism in Children, Learn a Language
The popularity of French in New York schools would surely be a reason to pop the Champagne corks with so many children benefiting from learning a second language? Not according to the website New Republic, which has demanded “Let’s Stop Pretending That French Is an...