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How Many New English Words Should You Learn Per Day?
How many new English words to add per day, based on your study time and review load — not a fake fixed number.
Posts tagged "learning-science"
7 posts about learning science.
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How to Practice English Speaking Alone: 8 Methods That Work
8 evidence-based ways to practice English speaking alone — shadowing, self-talk, recording, and more.
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Can ChatGPT Teach You English? What AI Tutors Get Right (and Wrong)
What ChatGPT is genuinely good at for English learners, what it cannot do, and why memory needs a different tool.
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Active recall: the study technique that actually works
What the active recall technique is, why it beats rereading, and how to apply it to English vocabulary study.
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How Long Does It Take to Learn English? Real Hours by Level
Guided-hours estimates per CEFR level, plus what that means in months at 30 min vs 2 hrs a day.
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The forgetting curve: why you forget new words (and how to stop)
What the forgetting curve is, why new vocabulary fades fast without review, and the timing that actually stops it.
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How Many English Words Do You Need to Know? Real Numbers by Level
The real numbers: 500 words for A1, 4,000 for fluent B2, 8,000+ for C1 — and how long each level realistically takes.
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