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Before choosing a language, you can always explore the available directions here:https://levitintymur.com/#languages Most people who come to me are not beginners. They have studied a language for years.They know grammar terms.They have completed courses, textbooks, apps, and exercises. And yet they say the same sentence: “I understand everything. I just can’t speak.” This is not […]

“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 […]

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 […]

🔗 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages The Comfort Zone Trap Most textbooks — and sadly, many teachers — recycle the same safe topics: “My house,” “My family,” “My hometown.”Students describe the same things again and again, polishing familiar vocabulary and comfortable grammar patterns. But here’s the problem: staying in that comfort zone may make your language […]