Oxford English Vocab Trainer

If you are learning English for work, in preparation for academic study, or you are working towards an English language exam like TOEFL or IELTS, the Oxford English Vocab Trainer offers a quick and easy way to expand your vocabulary – even when your English tutor is not there. You can even access popular word lists from Oxford coursebooks to continue your studies at home.

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• Expand your vocabulary with daily practice: improve pronunciation by listening to audio clips; learn the definition using pictures and description; practise using each word correctly in a sentence
• Receive instant feedback when your tutor isn’t there: identify spelling, grammar, meaning and usage mistakes quickly
• Choose the words you want to learn: speed up your learning by adding words to your own personalised Oxford English Dictionary
• Track your progress and see how you’re improving: set yourself a goal and see how well you’re performing by collecting points and feedback
• Share learning progress with your teacher: ideal if you are learning English using Oxford’s textbooks

The Oxford English Vocab Trainer uses a learning technique called ‘spaced repetition’. This means you’ll practise each word at the point when you are most likely to forget it, helping you to remember more vocabulary.

The app and dictionary contains translations for English, Arabic, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Swahili, Thai, Turkish, with more languages coming soon. Full access is available through in-app subscription (see details below).