by Nathalie Danon | May 1, 2025 | Learn a Language
Today, I had a truly inspiring conversation with a lady who is considering joining one of our immersive language experiences in Florence with her husband next year. She’s been learning Italian for the past three years through more traditional channels and now feels...
by Nathalie Danon | Apr 16, 2025 | Learn a Language
If I had £10 every time someone walked into the Academy and, almost sheepishly, said: “You’re not going to like this… but I’ve been learning French/Spanish/Italian on Duolingo…”, I’d be a millionaire by now. Scratch that—probably a multimillionaire!...
by Nathalie Danon | May 15, 2018 | Bilingualism in Children, Latest News, Learn a Language
This year, we will celebrate ten years of coaching learners of all ages. Of the record 5.7 million small businesses operating in the UK today, less than half will survive beyond five years, let alone ten, yet we continue to go from strength to strength. Something we...
by Nathalie Danon | Jun 17, 2017 | Benefiting Business, Latest News, Learn a Language
When it comes to spending a week on the beach in Spain, it might be that a combination of English, holding a certain number of fingers aloft and, of course, pointing will suffice and most of us could manage a “por favour” when ordering food or drink. However, as I...
by Nathalie Danon | May 17, 2017 | Bilingualism in Children, Latest News, Learn a Language
… And the power of immersing yourself in another language. Have you heard how much easier it is to learn another language when you immerse yourself in the words and culture behind foreign linguistics? Perhaps you have even experienced this phenomenon first hand?...
by Nathalie Danon | Apr 29, 2017 | Bilingualism in Children, Learn a Language
Wide-eyed children are sat cross-legged before me as another hand shoots in the air ‘What are the uniforms like?’ and another asks: ‘Tell us about the food?’ There is no end to the boundless curiosity of children, not least at the VICI Language Academy. However, this...
