Des Mots Que Vous Connaissez — Des Sens Que Vous Ne Connaissez Pas CHRONIQUE D’AUTEUR | TYMUR LEVITIN SUR LA LANGUE, LE SENS ET LE RESPECT Une étude monographique de Tymur LevitinLevitin Language School • Language LearningsLangue. Identité. Choix. Sens. L’idée de cette série Chacun croit « connaître » un mot bien avant de le […]

Prečo vás slovenské slovesá nútia premýšľať o čase inak Category: Autorská rubrika — Slovenský jazyk, význam a myslenie Väčšina študentov očakáva, že učenie sa nového jazyka znamená naučiť sa nové slová pre veci, ktoré už poznajú. Stôl je stôl. Okno je okno. „Včera“, „dnes“ a „zajtra“ existujú v každom jazyku. Potom sa však stretnú so […]

Author’s Column — Slovak Language, Meaning and Thought Most students expect that learning a new language means learning new words for things they already understand. A table is a table. A window is a window. “Yesterday”, “today” and “tomorrow” exist in every language. Then they reach Slovak verbs. And suddenly they discover that Slovak does […]

For many language learners, grammar is the most intimidating part of learning a new language. It is often presented as a long list of rules that must be memorized: verb endings, word order patterns, tense tables, and exceptions that seem endless. Students frequently say: “Grammar is difficult.”“Grammar is confusing.”“I know the rules, but I still […]

Before people argue about money, they argue about value. What one culture calls cheap, another calls affordable.What sounds like a bargain in one language can sound like an insult in another. This is not simply vocabulary.It is the linguistic expression of how societies evaluate effort, quality, and respect. Explore all language programs:https://levitintymur.com/#languages Author: Tymur LevitinLevitin […]

When people compare languages, they usually compare words. They ask: These questions miss the point. Languages are not different because they think differently.They are different because they encode the same thinking in different ways. Every Language Solves the Same Task Every human language must answer the same basic questions: No language can avoid these problems. […]

“The problem is not that adults can’t learn.The problem is that they are taught as if they were children.”— Tymur Levitin Language learning is not new. But failure in language learning is. Every year, millions of adults start learning a new language.And every year, most of them stop. Not because they are lazy.Not because they […]

“A language is not a collection of rules.It is a way of thinking.”— Tymur Levitin For decades, language education has been built around one central belief: If students memorize enough rules, they will eventually understand the language. On paper, that idea sounds logical.In reality, it almost never works. Because memorizing rules and understanding a language […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinLanguage. Identity. Choice. Meaning. 🔗 Choose your language:https://levitintymur.com/#languages The Illusion of Success — When a Certificate Isn’t Enough You passed the exam.You received the certificate.Your result says B2, C1, or even higher. And yet something strange happens. You join a real conversation — and suddenly you hesitate.Someone speaks faster than the […]

Before choosing a language to learn, explore all available options here:https://levitintymur.com/#languages Language often teaches us something unexpected: words can be translated, but states of mind cannot. This became clear to me during a conversation with a young songwriter who was preparing to perform a track at a concert in Switzerland. The song contained a simple […]