Recommended Reading
EnGen’s pedagogical approach is rooted in empirically-established best practices for instructed second language acquisition and technology-mediated learning. This list contains a sample of the research that supports EnGen's theoretical underpinnings
Online Language Learning in the Workplace: Maximizing Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Time-on-Task
This article, published in the proceedings of the 2013 International Conference of E-learning in the Workplace, explains the research that supports EnGen’s product and pedagogical design. This article reviews decades of empirical research on both instructed second language acquisition and technology-mediated learning to explain how and why EnGen (originally built as the Voxy platform) was designed.
Optimal Psycholinguistic Environments for Distance Foreign Language Learning
A seminal article on task-based language teaching, especially at a distance by two of the most widely-cited researchers in SLA (Cathy Doughty & Mike Long). Good principles and it reviews the methodological principles of task-based language teaching.
The Evidence on Online Education
A synthesis of the U.S. Department of Education’s meta-analysis on distance and blended learning studies
Case Study: EnGen "English for Software Engineering" – The Conception and Creation of an E-Learning English-Language Course Tailored to Learners’ Real-World Needs
An overview of EnGen’s (originally built as the Voxy platform) language-learning platform and the needs analysis conducted to determine the content required for its “English for Software Engineering” course, which received a 2018 International E-Learning Award in the Business Division. This study documents EnGen’s methodology and theoretical underpinnings. Further, the report outlines the rationale behind using authentic, real-world content, how the company identified the English skills that software engineers require to do their jobs, and how a team of working software engineers provided both guidelines and raw materials to help develop the course content.
Using Technology to Support English Language Learners in Higher Education: A Study of EnGen’s Effect on English-Language Proficiency
This study seeks to understand whether access to EnGen’s (originally built as the Voxy platform) online platform as part of the regular coursework in a community college language laboratory improved ELLs’ English-language acquisition after one semester (16 weeks). Technology-mediated English-language instruction may be a solution to the pressing challenges that postsecondary institutions face in providing personalized instruction to ELLs.