The material says
These findings challenge the assumption that exposure alone leads to productive competence.
Academic language
Use the language of research papers in your own writing.
Take useful phrases from real content and use them in your own writing and speech.
Read papers and PDF files, save useful terms and phrases, and use them in your own writing tasks.
Start with a ready-made material. You do not need a separate course.
Familiar?
Do you understand the paper but write more simply in your own work?
Familiar academic phrases are hard to recall while writing. Save them first and keep them beside the task.
You write
The results show that exposure is not enough.
You already understand the phrases you need. Active Dictionary helps you start using them.
What Active Dictionary changes
Understanding a phrase is only the first step
Save a useful phrase with an example. It will be close at hand when you write or practise speaking.
One phrase, step by step
How a phrase from a paper helps with a writing task
Active Dictionary shows a saved phrase beside a matching task. You decide whether to use it.
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Notice
You find a useful phrase
The phrase radar helps you notice it in a text, PDF, or captions.
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Save
You save it to your dictionary
The example from the original material stays with the phrase.
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Return
Writing selects the phrase for a matching task
The saved phrase appears under My Phrases when it matches the topic of the task.
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Decide
You decide whether to use it
Insert it, change it, or skip it. You still write the final text.
Product features
What you can do now
These features are already available in Active Dictionary.
- Reading and exploring PDF files and texts.
- Academic material discovery through Semantic Scholar.
- An AI expert and comprehension questions about the material.
- A phrase radar and writing-practice tools.
What you gain
More familiar phrases in your writing and speech
You do not need to start from zero. You work with what you already understand.
Express ideas more precisely
Use the right phrase when simpler words leave out something important.
Stop searching for the same phrase again
Keep useful expressions in your personal dictionary and return to them later.
Write in your own voice
Active Dictionary suggests a phrase, but the final text remains yours.
Speak about a familiar subject
Practise with something you have already read or watched.
Frequently asked questions
Can I work with a scanned PDF?
OCR processing is available for PDF. In the current version, automatic processing is designed for files of up to 50 pages.
What does the Semantic Scholar integration provide?
You can search for academic materials through Semantic Scholar. Access to a particular publication depends on its source.
Does the product help write an academic text?
The writing trainer helps select phrases and provides language hints. The author remains responsible for the substance and academic quality of the final text.