by Oxford University Press | Nov 17, 2021 | Resources, Dictionaries
These days, there might only be one topic of conversation in the news, on social media, and in our own chats to friends and family. Along with new ways of working, teaching and learning, we are even adopting a new lexicon to help us talk about it. My own personal...
by Oxford University Press | Jul 20, 2016 | Dictionaries
Here are some fun words you might not use every day to add to your vocabulary!
by Oxford University Press | Apr 26, 2016 | Dictionaries
When you’re learning a language, you may feel reluctant to try out the new vocabulary and grammar by speaking. Perhaps you’re afraid of pronouncing a word wrongly and feeling silly. Children learning languages at school can feel the same. Teachers and parents know...
by Oxford University Press | Dec 14, 2015 | Dictionaries
“Of all the knowledge and skills which a language learner must master, the most important element, and the one involving the heaviest learning load, is an adequate working vocabulary.” – Foreword to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition, 2010...
by Oxford University Press | Aug 17, 2015 | Dictionaries
Both the status and vocabulary of South African English and local perceptions of English in South Africa have changed substantially in the last decade or two. English now ranks with ten other designated official languages for South Africa. It remains the home language...
by Oxford University Press | Jun 1, 2015 | Schools News
For any text or part of speech to be comprehendible, it needs to have structure, and be governed by a set of language conventions. Help facilitate your learners command of grammar and vocabulary with this insightful infographic on language structure and...
by Oxford University Press | Apr 23, 2015 | News, Dictionaries, Schools News
Today almost every child has a cellphone, or access to one. With free mobile or online spellcheckers available, who needs a dictionary, right? Wrong! Spellcheckers have a limited function when it comes to writing grammatically and using punctuation correctly. And as...