In this interview, Tymur Levitin — founder and director of Start Language School by Tymur Levitin and Levitin Language School — speaks about the real challenges of teaching languages to students from more than 20 countries, including those whose native languages he does not speak.
He discusses the importance of understanding over imitation, confidence over perfection, and honesty over unrealistic promises like “native in 30 days.”
The conversation reflects the school’s core philosophy:
clarity, depth, real thinking, and personal responsibility in language learning.
Tymur also shares how the school works without advertising, why organic search brings students who genuinely want to learn, and why each learner must find their own path — not a universal recipe.
This video offers a sincere and grounded look into how real language education works.