It is predicted that videos will account for 82% of internet traffic by 2022, and there’s no question that online videos have become part of our everyday lives. So why not take advantage of the affordances that they offer for language learning?
A new, independent study by the American Institutes for Research demonstrates Voxy’s efficacy in significantly improving learners’ English language proficiency compared to learners using traditional language learning platforms.
One of the questions we get asked all the time about Voxy is whether or not the platform is appropriate for beginners. Here’s why the answer is a resounding yes.
Language learning works best when learners practice with materials that are interesting to them and relevant to their goals. That’s why Voxy’s patented technology takes authentic pieces of media (articles, video transcripts, images, tweets, etc.) and turns them into English lessons quickly.
A Quality Training Solutions (QTS) é um dos principais provedores de educação e capacitação em negócios na Austrália e na região Ásia-Pacífico. No Vietnã, seu programa de ensino de inglês, oferecido em colaboração com a Voxy, está ajudando inúmeros profissionais de várias organizações a avançarem em suas carreiras e melhorarem sua qualidade de vida.
Last week I joined Kaplan’s Trending in Education Podcast to discuss Voxy’s approach to teaching English to non-native speakers, using technology to improve learning outcomes, and how applicable lessons I learned from experiences teaching english to non-native speakers might be to the broader space of online learning end education. Listen to the episode here.
Dr. Katie Nielson, Voxy’s Chief Education Officer, asks if online collaboration may in fact be an impediment to achieving language learning outcomes. With the recent proliferation of online learning, it’s a fascinating question for anyone in education or corporate learning and development. Read this article recently published in Language Magazine.
Sonia Reiterman (HR Director at TMF) and Dr. Katie Nielson (Chief Education Office at Voxy) discuss how TMF Latin America is improving English proficiency with Voxy and how to implement an effective workplace language learning program.
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 learning hard. Let’s explore several ways game and language application designers can bridge this gap.
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 everyone the same thing. However, maybe incorporating individualized instruction into a group curriculum isn’t as hard as it might seem.