Karina Tumasyan

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Making Vocabulary Stick: From Input to Active Use

In this article, we answer questions all too familiar to any language learner trying to boost their vocabulary: I have a vocabulary book full of useful expressions, a carefully curated Quizlet set, a folder of screenshots, and a growing collection of words you've encountered in articles and podcasts. But what do I actually do with all of this language?

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Beyond the Dictionary: Investigating New Vocabulary (To Help It Stick)

In this article, we discuss the first step to making new vocabulary stick: getting to know how it works in real English. You will find a number of tools that will facilitate the process of investigating new vocabulary.

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