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Last week, I wrote about what makes learning a language hard and pointed out that using data on word difficulty from the language learning application Duolingo is not particularly credible. Duolingo relies on gamification and translation to “teach” learners decontextualized words and sometimes useless phrases such as, and I am not making this up, “the …
Capacitación Y Desarrollo, Metodologia De Capacitación
Is “bench” one of the hardest words to learn in English? No, it isn’t
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By Dr. Katharine B. Nielson It is hard to accurately write about scientific research for the mass market, and journalists regularly make mistakes. I don’t think, however, that explains what happened last month at Business Insider. Not only did Mark Abadi publish a factually-inaccurate piece about how hard it is to learn English, he relied …
Capacitación Y Desarrollo, Metodologia De Capacitación, Tecnologia Educacional, Tendencias & HR Insights
Análisis de la Investigación: Comparación de los resultados de la enseñanza presencial versus la enseñanza en línea
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En una investigación exhaustiva que comparaba los resultados de la instrucción presencial tradicional con los de la enseñanza en línea, el Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos publicó uno de los primeros informes significativos que analiza la efectividad de ambos métodos. El análisis reveló que, en promedio, los estudiantes que tomaban cursos en línea …
Capacitación Y Desarrollo, Contenido De Aprendizaje, Industrias, Metodologia De Capacitación, Tecnologia Educacional, Tendencias & HR Insights
En una industria de USD 7,6 trillones, la enseñanza de inglés es clave
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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 …
Capacitación Y Desarrollo, Casos De Éxito, Metodologia De Capacitación, Tecnologia Educacional, Tendencias & HR Insights
The Future of English Language Learning is Mobile
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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 …
Capacitación Y Desarrollo, Metodologia De Capacitación, Novedades
Voxy Learners Share Proof of Their Success in New Research Study
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The Voxy Education team will travel to Barcelona next week for TBLT 2017, an international conference on Task-Based Language Teaching. So today we’re sharing a sneak peek of the new research the team will be presenting! TBLT is a proven approach to teaching second languages and it forms the foundation of Voxy’s methodology. TBLT tells …
Capacitación Y Desarrollo, Metodologia De Capacitación, Tecnologia Educacional
How Voxy Works: 4 Ways We Track Results
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How do we know that Voxy works? We track language learning outcomes more comprehensively than any of our competitors, using a set of metrics that nobody else does. Check out four key metrics below that show Voxy results in higher engagement, proven learning outcomes and happy customers. 1. TIME ON TASK Learners use Voxy for longer than other, …
Capacitación Y Desarrollo, Metodologia De Capacitación, Novedades
New Data Shows 77% of Beginners Can Improve Their English Proficiency with Voxy
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We know that new English learners can use Voxy to improve their proficiency level in a matter of a few months. But how much time do learners really need to devote to their English course each week to see results? According to our recent data, 77% of 0-Beginners—or learners who have have had little or …