Oksana Kovalenko
Language-learning writer
Oksana writes about listening and reading — how to move from graded lessons to real podcasts, videos and books without drowning. A non-native English speaker who got there through immersion, she focuses on the methods that survive contact with a busy adult schedule.
Articles by Oksana
- Silent Letters in English — Why Wednesday Has a D and Nobody Says It Knife, Wednesday, island, receipt, debt — English is full of letters nobody pronounces. Where silent letters come from, the families they travel in, and how to stop being ambushed by them.
- The Best Duolingo Alternatives (2026) — Chosen by What You're Actually Missing Outgrew Duolingo? The best alternative depends on why you left. An honest guide to Babbel, Busuu, LingQ, Lingopie, ChatGPT and Hinto — and which fixes your exact gap.
- English for Intermediate Learners — How to Break the B1–B2 Plateau The intermediate plateau is where most learners quit — not because they stop trying, but because the thing that worked before stops working. Here's what actually gets you from B1 to C1.
- Learning English with AI — What It's Genuinely Good At, and Where It Quietly Fails You AI can be a tireless English tutor — or a confident liar that teaches you wrong. Here's what AI chatbots are genuinely good at for learning English, where they fail, and how to use them without being misled.
- How to Learn English — The Method That Actually Works (and the Myths That Don't) Cut through the noise: the handful of principles that actually get you fluent in English, a realistic weekly routine, and the popular myths (fluent in 3 months, learning in your sleep) that waste your time.
