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Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin — Levitin Language SchoolGlobal Learning. Personal Approach. When people visit a language school website, they expect to see reviews. Five stars.Long thank-you messages.Screenshots of happy students. Many schools actively collect them. Some remind students after every course, some ask during lessons, some even automate the process. I never did. Not […]

Before choosing a language, you choose a direction.Explore available options here:https://levitintymur.com/#languages One of the most common and painful situations students and parents face sounds almost paradoxical: “He knows the rules. He understands the texts. But he cannot speak.” Sometimes a student studies for years.They can explain tenses.They complete exercises correctly.They pass written tests. And yet, […]

Before choosing a language, you choose a direction.You can explore all available options here:https://levitintymur.com/#languages Many parents come with a question they rarely ask directly. They do not ask:“Is the teacher good?” They ask:“Why is the result not guaranteed?” And behind that question there is another one: “If the student already studies and the teacher is […]

Why one verb can save you in exams, everyday life, and real situations — or expose you instantly as a foreigner Author: Tymur LevitinFounder and Senior TeacherLevitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin© Tymur Levitin Introduction: Why lassen Is Not “just a verb” Most learners meet lassen early.Most learners never truly understand […]

“When the map doesn’t match the terrain — trust the terrain.”— Tymur Levitin Many students come with expectations. And many teachers come with plans.The problem begins when the plan becomes more important than the person. I’ve seen it in schools.In universities.In private institutions and glossy online platforms.One program fits all. One script. One promise.Follow the […]

Before you start:👉 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages When Silence Feels Uncomfortable — But Isn’t Many learners notice something unsettling in German conversations. There are pauses.There is silence.No one rushes to fill it. For people from more emotionally expressive or talk-driven cultures, this feels: But in German, silence is not absence of communication.It is communication. This […]

Most learners are taught a simple rule: Present Continuous is used for actions happening now.It sounds logical. It is easy to memorize.And it is fundamentally wrong. This explanation does more harm than good. It creates confusion, blocks fluency, and forces learners to constantly second-guess themselves. Native speakers do not choose Present Continuous because something is […]

People often say that Slavic languages are “difficult because of cases.” This is misleading. Slavic languages are not difficult because they have cases.They are difficult because learners are rarely taught how cases actually work. In reality, Slavic case systems are among the most logically transparent in the world. Cases Are Not Forms. They Are Questions. […]

(The Tymur Levitin Method in Action, Part 6) 🌍 Choose your language https://levitintymur.com/#languages Introduction One of the most dangerous illusions in language learning is the belief that communication is about translating words. Students try to: And then they freeze. Because real communication does not work that way. People do not exchange words.They exchange meaning. The […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinFounder, Director & Senior Teacher — Levitin Language School /Start Language School by Tymur LevitinGlobal Learning. Personal Approach. If you have ever tried to learn Norwegian, chances are high that the word på started to haunt you at some point. You see it everywhere.You recognize it.You even understand most sentences where […]