Language Myths Busted: Learning a Language Isn’t Just Practice
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Language Myths Busted: Learning a Language Isn’t Just Practice

When people say “Just practice, and you’ll learn,” they rarely mean harm. They simply repeat what they’ve been told — that effort equals progress. But in language learning, this belief can be one of the biggest traps. Practice without awareness doesn’t lead to fluency. It leads to repetition of mistakes. And repetition of mistakes leads […]

Tymur Levitin Tymur Levitin
06.11.2025 4 min read
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