Posted by Willy Franzen on March 14, 2012. Positions below updated every five minutes.
| Job Title | Location |
|---|---|
| Summer ff Fellows | San Francisco, CA |
| Pedagogy and Research Intern | New York, NY |
| Head of Marketing | New York, NY |
| Junior Visual Designer | New York, NY |
| Product Designer - UI/UX Designer | New York, NY |
| English Language Tutor | New York, NY |
| DevOps Engineer | New York, NY |
| Lead Engineer | New York, NY |
| Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master | New York, NY |
| Product Designer - UI/UX | New York, NY |
My last foreign language learning experience came in tenth grade French class. I found it mind numbingly boring even though we used French in Action, which was supposed to be a wonderful method for learning the language. If you can’t keep a student engaged, he or she will never learn the language. That’s why Voxy might be worth checking out for those of you who have had trouble learning languages through other methods. They’re based in New York, NY, and they offer “an exciting, award-winning way to learn a language from life.” How do they do this? They use web and mobile technologies to teach you a language while you’re doing things that you’d normally do–reading articles, playing games, or walking around your city. Not only does this make learning more fun, but it also makes it more useful. What you learn is based on the context of your life, so you’ll actually know why what you’re learning is useful.
My one beef with Voxy is that their home page has a Get Started section with buttons that say “I Speak English,” “Hablo Español,” and “Eu Falo Português.” When I click the one that applies to me, the section just turns blank, so I can’t give Voxy try. Still, what I can see in their What Is Voxy? and How & Why It Works sections is impressive. When I see technology like what Voxy is offering, I can’t help but think that kids growing up today should be about 10x smarter than the generation before them (but then I remember all of the fun distractions that come with the same technology). If you’re loving what Voxy is doing, take a look at their Jobs page. They have a ton of opportunities posted, though they call most of them internships. I usually wouldn’t post these, but Voxy interns are “full-time, paid employees with mission critical responsibilities and roles.” These are perfect opportunities for new grads, and they include:
There’s a ton of entry level opportunity at Voxy, so take a look at these positions and figure out which of them make the most sense for you.
Links to Help You Begin Your Research
Will you try Voxy?
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