Our Mission and Editorial Values
LexFizz exists to provide accurate, practical, and permanently free English learning resources to students and teachers worldwide. Every article, exercise description, and example sentence on this site is created with one goal: to genuinely help learners improve their English.
We hold ourselves to strict editorial standards. We do not publish content to chase traffic, pad word counts, or rank for keywords at the expense of clarity. Every page must earn its place by delivering real educational value to a real reader.
Core principle: If a piece of content would not help an ESL learner sitting in front of us, it does not get published.
How Content Is Created
All content on LexFizz is produced by ESL/EFL specialists with direct teaching experience. Our writers draw on formal training in English language teaching (CELTA, DELTA, or equivalent), classroom experience at multiple levels, and ongoing reference to recognised linguistic authorities.
Primary references used in content creation include:
- Council of Europe CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, 2001 and 2020 Companion Volume) — for level descriptors and communicative competence benchmarks.
- Oxford 3000 and Oxford 5000 — as the core vocabulary list for determining which words are high-frequency and educationally essential at each CEFR level.
- New General Service List (NGSL) — corpus-based frequency data used to cross-check vocabulary prioritisation.
- Cambridge Grammar of English and Swan's Practical English Usage — for grammar rules, explanations, and example verification.
- Cambridge Assessment English CEFR descriptors — for exam-level alignment (IELTS, Cambridge B2 First, C1 Advanced).
Vocabulary examples are drawn from authentic language use and are verified against at least one corpus reference (British National Corpus or COCA) to ensure naturalness and currency.
Our Review Process
Before any article or exercise description is published, it goes through a structured review process:
- Fact-checking: All grammar rules, vocabulary definitions, and language examples are verified against at least one authoritative reference source. If sources conflict, we acknowledge the variation and present the standard form clearly.
- Example verification: Every example sentence is checked for grammatical accuracy, natural usage, and level-appropriateness. We avoid invented or implausible examples that would confuse learners.
- Level-checking: Content is labelled with a CEFR level (A1 through C2) only after reviewing the vocabulary load, grammatical complexity, and assumed background knowledge against published CEFR descriptors.
- Clarity review: Explanations are tested for readability. Jargon is defined on first use. Complex concepts are broken into steps.
Update and Correction Policy
Language evolves and so does our understanding of best practice in language teaching. LexFizz content is
reviewed on an annual cycle. The dateModified date shown in the page metadata and
JSON-LD schema reflects a genuine review or update — we do not change this date as a cosmetic SEO tactic.
If you spot an error — a factual mistake, a misleading example, or a broken exercise — please contact us. Corrections are assessed within 7 days and applied immediately when confirmed. Significant corrections are noted in the article where appropriate.
Independence and Sponsorship Disclosure
LexFizz is fully independent. We have no affiliate relationships, no sponsored content, no paid placements, and no advertising partnerships. No third party has ever paid for editorial coverage, a positive review, or a link on this site.
All exercise and content recommendations are made on educational merit alone. If this ever changes, we will disclose it clearly at the top of the relevant page, in full compliance with ASA and FTC guidelines.
LexFizz earns no revenue from content. The site is funded independently to keep it free and unbiased for every learner.
Contact Us About Our Content
We welcome feedback on the accuracy, clarity, and usefulness of our content. If you have a question about how a particular article was written, want to report an error, or would like to suggest a topic, please reach out via our contact page.
You may also find these pages useful: About LexFizz for an overview of the platform, Our Methodology for how we select vocabulary and design exercises, and Privacy Policy for how we handle data.