The Final Two Weeks Before IOL 2026: A 14-Day Sharpening Plan (Not a Cramming Plan)
IOL 2026 opens in Bucharest on 26 July. Here is a realistic 14-day sharpening plan for the final stretch: simulations, write-up drills and a proper taper.
The IOL Team Contest, Decoded: How a Team of Four Cracks One Hard Problem (2026)
How the IOL team contest works and how a team of up to four divides one long problem: roles, hand-offs and a shared-solution workflow. Confirm format on ioling.org.
IOL Morphology Problems: How to Segment Words You've Never Seen (2026)
A coach's method for IOL-style morphology problems: align the forms, slice words into roots and affixes, then build and test words. Original agglutinative mini-example.
How to Prepare for the IOL: Self-Study vs Coaching, Problem Types & a 16-Week Roadmap (2026)
There are two honest routes to a strong IOL result: self-study and coaching. This independent IOL Club guide compares them across the problem types, the solution write-up and the NACLO-to-IOL path, gives a four-phase roadmap, and transparently shares our cohort and real camp results — useful even if you self-study. Not affiliated with the IOL Board.
IOL Phonology Problems: How to Crack Sound Systems (2026)
A coach's method for IOL-style phonology problems: spot the sound alternations, build the rule table, and order your rules. Worked with an original mini-example. Independent IOL Club guide.
Weekly walkthroughs resume Tuesday 7pm Beijing time
After a two-week pause for the May holiday, the weekly small-group walkthroughs are back. Tuesday 7-8pm Beijing time on Tencent Meeting. WhatsApp the mentor to get the link.
Twelve-week study plan for IOL 2026 published
A free week-by-week study plan covering all five IOL problem types, anchored on twenty-two years of past problems, with weekly milestones and self-assessment checkpoints.