Elif Kaya
Contributing writer
Elif writes about learning English from the media people already love — podcasts, YouTube and film. She's interested in the small habits that turn passive watching into real progress, and she tests every technique on her own listening before she recommends it.
Articles by Elif
- The Best Podcasts to Learn English — And Why the Real Ones Beat the 'Learner' Ones Learner podcasts get you started, but real podcasts get you fluent. A level-by-level guide using shows native speakers actually listen to — plus how to follow them before you're 'ready'.
- Learning English with Films and Subtitles — The Right Way (and the Wrong One) Films are great English practice — if you use subtitles right. Why native-language subtitles hold you back, which films work at which level, and how to actually learn from what you watch.
- The Best Free English Learning App — And What 'Free' Actually Means 'Free' means five different things in the app store. An honest breakdown of what's actually free vs free-to-tease — and how a whole library of podcasts, books and videos can be free to learn from.
- How Hinto Works — A Complete Guide to Every Feature Everything about Hinto, the app for learning English from real podcasts, books and video: how tap-to-translate works, saved-word review, levels, offline use, languages and pricing.
