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If You Want to Learn a Language, It’s Time to Stop Playing Games
Now more than ever, the education industry is focused on “gamification,” or creating learning activities from games. But many of the things that make playing a game fun are the same factors that make language
It’s Time for Language Learning to Embrace Individualized Instruction
We know from copious amounts of research that instruction works best when it is personal. Yet daunted at the prospect of sorting this out, many language programs revert to the outdated approach of just assigning
[Webinar] Cómo desarrollar un programa corporativo eficaz de capacitación de idiomas—¡Es más fácil de lo que piensas!
En este webinar, la Dra. Katharine Nielson—Directora de Educación en Voxy—discute las mejoras prácticas de implementar un programa corporativo de capacitación de idiomas.
Teaching Novice Learners
Teaching a foreign language to first-time learners is hard. Students wonder how they can possibly language the language when they don't know anything, and teachers grapple with speaking in the target language even when they
High-Stakes Testing: Necessary but Not Sufficient
Standardized tests have been both vilified and venerated, and despite their well-documented shortcomings, they are widely used in many high-stakes circumstances. But with the introduction of other measures of proficiency, performance, and assessment, we gain
For HR Departments, Blended Learning Is the Best Bet for English Learning Initiatives
Are you searching for the best way to provide English instruction to employees? If so, then you're probably considering two options: self-study online courses or teacher-led live classes. But did you consider a mixture of
¿Por qué es importante el contenido auténtico?
Authentic content gives learners exposure to the kind of language that they ultimately want to understand and create for themselves. If you don’t use authentic content, and teach learners with scripted dialogs or simplified materials
Five English Lesson Ideas Based on Authentic, Real-World Content
We know that using authentic content is important in English language instruction, and there are dozens of ways to do it, from having students write Yelp reviews to watching YouTube videos. However, the bigger question
University of Maryland Partners with Voxy
Determined to improve outcomes and experiences for international graduate students, the University of Maryland has partnered with Voxy to offer learners admitted to the Bridge Program a combination of live, one-on-one instruction and personalized self-study
Eliminating the Foreign Language Requirement
In the U.S., we force students to sit through mind-numbing grammar lessons and stilted dialogues, leaving them unable to order coffee at a French bistro. But that doesn't mean we should eliminate language instruction. It’s
Evaluating Translation in Language Learning
By Dr. Katharine B. Nielson – A couple of months ago, I pointed out that translation is an ineffective methodology for language teaching. That piece was then published on the ELTJam site, where it has
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