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 […]

Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin — Founder of Levitin Language School (Start Language School by Tymur Levitin) 🔗 Choose your language ❓Why one word can mean two different things Sometimes, the problem isn’t the grammar. It’s the words that pretend to be clear — but aren’t. Take the word “pavement.” If you’ve ever walked through […]

Why speaking more doesn’t mean knowing more — and how false fluency blocks real progress Choose your language:https://levitintymur.com/#languages The Cult of Confidence in Language Learning Modern language learning worships confidence. “Just speak.”“Don’t be afraid of mistakes.”“Fluency will come with time.” These slogans sound motivating.They feel liberating.They remove pressure. But they also hide a dangerous assumption:that […]

Before we speak about boundaries, a reminder for every reader beginning their path in language learning:👉 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages(English, German, Spanish, Ukrainian — explore your path) This article is part of a four-language series. Read also:Deutsch | Русский | Українська And watch the connected four podcasts:English German Russian Ukrainian The Language of Boundaries — […]

(Video Blog — Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin | Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin) Before we begin, choose your language for learning:https://levitintymur.com/#languagesFor Spanish learners: https://levitintymur.com/languages/spanish/For German learners: https://levitintymur.com/languages/learning-german/For English learners: https://levitintymur.com/languages/english/ Read this article in other languages:🇩🇪 Deutsch • 🇷🇺 Русский • 🇺🇦 Українська Direction is not speed. Direction is […]

For the men who became her safety — and still lost her. This article is also available in Russian.🔗 Когда ты был её домом — авторская статья Тимура Левитина (на русском) She once said: “You are my home.”And then she left. Every man who has ever truly loved knows what it means to be her […]

“I have my own game — I look only forward.”— Tymur Levitin Some people ask: “What is your method?” They expect a ready-made answer. A fixed system.Maybe even a slogan with capital letters and shiny promises. But here’s the truth: there is no single method that fits everyone.Because the method is not a formula. It’s […]

A story of women as magic, of fear, and of the male inability to speak aloudAuthor’s Column by Tymur LevitinSeries: Light in the Dark – A Man’s Voice on Loss 🔗 Russian original: https://timurlevitin.blogspot.com/2025/12/blog-post_41.html She was magic.And still — she did not stay.He could not hold her.He could not even name her. She was a […]

A Monographic Article by Tymur LevitinLevitin Language School • Language LearningsLanguage. Identity. Choice. Meaning. The Idea Behind the Series Every learner believes they “know” a word long before they actually understand it. This illusion of knowledge is one of the strongest traps in language learning — the mind mistakes recognition for comprehension. You see a […]

Self-worth has its own language — quiet, steady, unmistakably present.It doesn’t compete.It doesn’t perform.It doesn’t ask anyone for permission to exist. In my teaching practice at Levitin Language School and Start Language School by Tymur Levitin, I see the same principle every day: the more a person tries to prove their value — through speed, […]