by Nathalie Danon | Apr 9, 2016 | Benefiting Business, Latest News, Learn a Language
If Jeremy Paxman is to be believed “… the real problem with French is that it is a useless language.” He took a real pop at the language in an opinion column in the Financial Times, which was followed up by much of the media. Naturally, this sparked outrage among...
by Nathalie Danon | Apr 4, 2016 | Latest News, Learn a Language
The people of France are well known for their hospitality so little wonder we gave regulars at the Fox in Peasemore a thoroughly warm welcome at our recent annual evening of all things French. The students at the VICI Language Academy pride themselves on being part of...
by Nathalie Danon | Feb 22, 2016 | Bilingualism in Children, Latest News, Learn a Language
One of the reasons there is such a great atmosphere at the VICI Language Academy is because everyone who enrols to learn a language is passionate about it for a host of reasons – but imagine being compelled to learn a language until you left university! We’ve written...
by Nathalie Danon | Jan 21, 2016 | Benefiting Business, Bilingualism in Children, Latest News, Learn a Language
As 2016 is now well underway, did you resolve to do anything differently? A quick poll among friends reveals most people seem to be giving something up, cutting back to make a positive change. Surely it is harder to stop doing something than it is to try something...
by Nathalie Danon | Oct 29, 2015 | Benefiting Business, Latest News, Learn a Language
Amid the excitement of the 2015 World Cup it can be easy to dismiss the importance of learning another language in order to play another sport. Rugby, like many sports, is surely a universal language? The game speaks for itself and when ‘Les Bleus’ clash with a team...
by Nathalie Danon | Oct 15, 2015 | Benefiting Business, Learn a Language
The inadequacies of trying to learn a language simply by listening has long been recognised, no doubt why many turn to a new breed of linguistic attainment, that is software – both for computers and apps for smart phones – the answer in any language? In a word “no”,...
