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Why I Rarely Ask My Students for Reviews
Why I Rarely Ask My Students for Reviews | LEVITIN SCHOOL
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Why I Rarely Ask My Students for Reviews

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 […]

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• 21.02.2026 • 3 min read
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Why Language Learning Is Not About Language | LEVITIN SCHOOL
28.12.2025

Why Language Learning Is Not About Language

Language. Meaning. Thinking.

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 […]

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Why Language Learning Is Not About Language | LEVITIN SCHOOL
17.12.2025

Why Language Learning Is Not About Language

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

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 […]

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Where Ideas Come From Is Not Where You Think | LEVITIN SCHOOL
17.07.2025

Where Ideas Come From Is Not Where You Think

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

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 […]

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