Why I Rarely Ask My Students for Reviews

The Language I Live — Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinLanguage. Meaning. Thinking. For more than twenty years, I have been teaching languages to people of different ages, cultures, professions, and life situations.And during all these years, one idea keeps returning — sometimes quietly, sometimes painfully clearly: Language learning is not really about language. It is […]

A Teacher’s Perspective After 22 Years in the Classroom For many years, people have been told the same story. Learn the rules.Memorize the words.Practice enough — and the language will come. After more than 22 years of teaching languages to students from over 20 countries, I can say this clearly: Language learning is not primarily […]

Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin Founder, Director and Senior Instructor at Levitin Language SchoolStart Language School by Tymur Levitin🔗 Choose your language 🧠 Why This Question Matters Some people write because they study.I write because I teach. That may sound similar — but it’s not. Over the years, I’ve been asked a simple question that always […]