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Why Adults Don’t Learn Languages ‘Like Kids’ — And Why Immersion Alone Isn’t Enough
Why Adults Don’t Learn Languages ‘Like Kids’ — And Why Immersion Alone Isn’t Enough
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Why Adults Don’t Learn Languages ‘Like Kids’ — And Why Immersion Alone Isn’t Enough

Language. Identity. Choice. Meaning. © Tymur Levitin — Founder & Director, Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin I once spent ten days in Egypt. I tried to listen, to absorb, to understand. But Arabic gave me nothing to hold on to.I knew many languages, but this one offered me no anchors, […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
• 05.01.2026 • 3 min read
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language learning for adults

Why Adults Struggle More With Language Learning — And It’s Not About Age | LEVITIN SCHOOL
04.01.2026

Why Adults Struggle More With Language Learning — And It’s Not About Age

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

It’s often said that children learn languages more easily than adults. This explanation sounds convenient.And it’s mostly wrong. Age is not the main obstacle.Experience is. Adults Don’t Fear Language — They Fear Exposure Children make mistakes freely.They don’t protect an image.They don’t defend competence. Adults do. An adult doesn’t just speak —they represent themselves. Every […]

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The Verb Is Not Second. Your Focus Is. | LEVITIN SCHOOL
28.12.2025

The Verb Is Not Second. Your Focus Is.

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

Swedish Word Order Explained Without Rules An adult student once told me something that sounded confident — and confused at the same time: “In Swedish, the verb must always be in the second position.And honestly, it just doesn’t make sense to me.” This sentence contains a truth — and a misunderstanding.And the misunderstanding is far […]

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