What makes learning English so hard? Voxy’s patent portfolio has the answer.

Learning a new language is one of the biggest challenges a person can face, but what exactly makes it so hard and what can we do to help? Voxy recently received a third patent for our unique technology that allows us to analyze a text—like a news article, for example—and assign it to an English …

En una industria de USD 7,6 trillones, la enseñanza de inglés es clave

Cada año, la industria del turismo y la hospitalidad aporta USD 7,6 trillones a la economía global y da empleo a casi un 10 % de la población laboral activa. Pero, dentro de esta gran industria, existen importantes barreras lingüísticas que evitan que las empresas y los empleados puedan ofrecer el mejor nivel de servicio. “Actualmente hay …

Siete Claves para Desarrollar un Programa de Enseñanza de Idiomas Efectivo

Como Vicepresidenta de Customer Success, uno de los principales temas que mi equipo y yo tratamos con nuestros clientes corporativos es cómo desarrollar programas efectivos para la enseñanza de idiomas. Actualmente, el inglés es la lengua por excelencia para los negocios, tanto que los trabajadores de todo el mundo no pueden cumplir sus funciones, y …

3 Reasons Why English Training is Necessary for the Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

While the inherently cyclical oil and gas (OG) industry has encountered many challenges over the past decade, the continued global demand for oil and natural gas is expected to drive major growth in the years to come. But to support this growth, HR teams will need to play a significant role in the hiring and …

Have you made the switch? Why textbooks can’t compete with digital content.

Think about the last time you read a textbook: You were most likely counting down the minutes until you could close the book, open a pint of ice cream and finish that movie you were watching. Textbooks aren’t traditionally associated with warm, fuzzy feelings, and may remind you of stuffy high school classrooms and standardized …

English for 21st-Century Careers

To be a successful marketer, it’s critical to stay on top of the industry terms and tactics that are constantly changing in today’s digital landscape. Take mobile marketing, for example: More than $100 billion was spent on mobile advertising last year, accounting for more than 50% of all digital ad expenditure globally. That’s a nearly …

Mejora la selección de personal y contrata al mejor postulante con el VPA®

Si tu equipo de trabajo es internacional, sabes lo clave que es poder comunicarse en un mismo idioma. Aunque es importante identificar al candidato adecuado lo más pronto posible, evaluar correctamente sus habilidades lingüísticas puede ser desafiante, costoso y puede llevar mucho tiempo. Olvídate del azar al momento de seleccionar personal y no pierdas el …

3 Reasons Why English Training Needs to be One of Your Company’s Office Perks

2017 is the year of the job seeker. According to trusted sources like Fortune and Indeed, the global economy is gradually recovering from the Great Recession and more employers are looking to hire—but there’s a smaller pool of talented candidates to choose from than in previous years. This is great news for job seekers hoping …

The Future of English Language Learning is Mobile

It’s been estimated that more than 2.3 billion people will be smartphone users in 2017—an almost 150% increase in just three years and climbing. And for the first time in history, more people are accessing the internet using a mobile device than a desktop computer. These numbers are staggering and the shift to mobile is …

When Stakes are High: English for Healthcare Professionals

Imagine you’re an emergency room nurse, managing multiple life-threatening injuries in a hectic environment, rushing alongside dozens of other medical professionals to get a patient in critical condition the treatment he needs to survive. Now imagine having to do all that in a language you’re not comfortable speaking. When you need to learn English for …

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