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Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect © Tymur Levitin — Founder, Director and Lead Educator of Levitin Language School & Start Language School by Tymur Levitin “A word is not the thing. And that’s where all the trouble starts.” What Are False Friends? In translation, not every word that looks familiar is your […]

🤔 Do You Really Need a Native Speaker? One of the most persistent myths in language learning is this:“Only a native speaker can teach you properly.”It sounds logical. After all, who could know a language better than someone who grew up with it? But here’s the truth:Speaking a language ≠ Teaching a language.And being a native […]

🧠💬 The Assumption We All Grew Up With From childhood, we’ve been told: “Start young — children are language sponges!”Teachers, textbooks, and even scientists have repeated it for decades. But is it true? At Levitin Language School, we don’t follow myths. We follow results.And results show: adults can learn languages just as effectively — and in some […]

At Start Language School by Tymur Levitin / Levitin Language School we teach students not only grammar but also perspective. Language is not a static list of rules — it’s a living rhythm, and emphasis is one of its strongest instruments. Most learners think that English word order is fixed. True, it is stricter than […]

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect © Tymur Levitin — Founder, Director and Lead Educator of Levitin Language School & Start Language School by Tymur Levitin “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein Introduction If you’ve ever tried translating from Ukrainian or Russian into English, […]

💬 Real Language Is Not a List of Rules Most students start with grammar charts. Tenses, structures, exceptions.They memorize. They try to follow the rules. But at Levitin Language School, we believe language is not a system to be memorized.It’s a worldview. And grammar is how that worldview is structured. I never taught grammar as […]

Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages What Is English Lexicology — And Why It Matters When we speak about English lexicology, we are talking about more than just vocabulary lists. Lexicology is the science of words — how they are formed, how they evolve, and how they are used in real life. As the world’s lingua franca, English has borrowed […]

At Start Language School by Tymur Levitin, we don’t just teach languages — we explore the very DNA of words. Comparative lexicology allows us to see how languages connect, differ, and evolve, revealing the unique identity of each tongue. What Is Comparative Lexicology? Comparative lexicology is the study of vocabulary systems across two or more languages, focusing […]

The Logic of Moral Obligation in English and Other LanguagesBy Tymur Levitin, Founder and Senior Instructor, Levitin Language School (Start Language School by Tymur Levitin) At Levitin Language School, we don’t teach rules. We teach meaning.And few words are more misunderstood than the simple word: “should.” Is it a recommendation?A moral duty?A social expectation?A soft command? The […]

At Start Language School by Tymur Levitin — also known as Levitin Language School — we teach not only the world’s most popular languages, but also rare and unique ones that many learners have never considered. These languages, such as Sindhi, Afrikaans, Pashto, Hindi and Punjabi, carry centuries of history, cultural heritage, and linguistic beauty. They connect continents, preserve identities, and offer ways […]