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10 Best Websites to Learn English Grammar in 2025

Tools & Resources August 26, 2025

100 Everyday Phrases You Must Know in English

Vocabulary & Grammar August 26, 2025

A Complete Guide to Spaced Repetition Systems

Spaced Repetition Systems (SRS) are a powerful, science-backed learning method that helps you remember information longer by reviewing it at increasing intervals. Based on the spacing effect and Ebbinghaus’ forgetting curve, SRS improves long-term retention, saves study time, and boosts learning efficiency. This article explains how spaced repetition works, explores its benefits, compares popular tools like Anki, Memrise, and Quizlet, and shares strategies to maximize results, especially for language learners.

Language Learning Strategies September 8, 2025

Vocabulary & Grammar

Inflection vs Derivation

Inflection and derivation are two major processes in morphology, the branch of linguistics...

Vocabulary & Grammar July 1, 2026

What is verb conjugation?

Verb conjugation is the change of a verb form to show grammatical information such as person, number, tense, mood, aspect, or voice. In many languages,...

Vocabulary & Grammar July 1, 2026

What Is a Calque?

A calque is a word or phrase created by translating the parts of a word or expression from another language directly into the target language. It is also called a loan translation because the meaning is borrowed, but the actual sounds or letters of the original word are not borrowed.

Vocabulary & Grammar June 30, 2026

Pronunciation & Listening

What Is Epenthesis?

Epenthesis is the insertion of one or more sounds into a word or phrase. The inserted sound may be a vowel, a consonant, or a short transitional sound that helps speakers move from one sound to another more easily.

Pronunciation & Listening June 30, 2026

What Is Schwa?

Schwa is the short, weak vowel sound /ə/ that often appears in unstressed syllables in English. Learn what schwa sounds like, why it is so common, how it connects to word stress and vowel reduction, and why it matters for pronunciation, listening, and natural English rhythm.

Pronunciation & Listening May 18, 2026

What Is Vowel Reduction?

Vowel reduction is the process in which vowels become shorter, weaker, or less clear in unstressed syllables. Learn how vowel reduction works in English, why schwa is so common, and how reduced vowels affect pronunciation, rhythm, listening, and natural speech.

Pronunciation & Listening May 18, 2026

Learning Psychology

What Is Corrective Feedback in Language Learning?

Corrective feedback in language learning is any response that helps a learner notice, understand, and correct an error in their language use. It can happen in speaking, writing, pronunciation practice, grammar exercises, conversation classes, online tutoring, peer review, or digital learning tools. ...

Language Learning Psychology July 1, 2026