Column: Why Your Language Learning Didn’t Work Levitin Language School You didn’t fail at learning a language. But something definitely failed. And most likely — it wasn’t you. Because I see the same story every single week. A student comes to me and says one of these sentences: “I studied English for 8 years.”“I had […]
Tymur LevitinYou’ve been studying for months.Maybe even years. You know words.You understand grammar.You recognize sentences when you read or hear them. And yet — when it’s time to speak, nothing comes out. Or it comes out slowly, awkwardly, unnaturally. This is one of the most common problems in language learning — and also one of the […]
Tymur LevitinThere is a very specific type of student every language teacher knows well. They do their homework.They remember vocabulary.They understand grammar explanations faster than others.They can even explain the rule back to the teacher. And yet — when it is time to speak, they freeze. Not beginners.Not lazy learners.Often the strongest students in the group. […]
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