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Welcome to Lezouneri toun

Established by Yelena Galstyan



CENTER OF INTENSIVE METHODS OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Learn English like never before

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“What’s at the core of our method? You talk a lot, you listen, joke, and laugh while your brain simultaneously stores necessary phrases and learns to make sentences. As a result, you learn the language without conscious effort. A foreign language shouldn’t be an awkward supplement to the mother tongue; it must occupy its own sovereign territory in your mind. No more inner translation”.

To be successful in business as well as in everyday life it is vital for a modern person to navigate in cross-cultural and multicultural environment. A knowledge of languages is important as never before. Founded in 1976, Centre of Intensive Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages, is a unique language school with a solid reputation for imparting high levels of language competence. This competence includes fluency in speech, listening comprehension or authentic speech, reading comprehension of unabridged texts of increased complexity.

To be successful in business as well as in everyday life it is vital for a modern person to navigate in cross-cultural and multicultural environment. A knowledge of languages is important as never before. Founded in 1976, Centre of Intensive Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages, is a unique language school with a solid reputation for imparting high levels of language competence. This competence includes fluency in speech, listening comprehension or authentic speech, reading comprehension of unabridged texts of increased complexity.

“What’s at the core of our method? You talk a lot, you listen, joke, and laugh while your brain simultaneously stores necessary phrases and learns to make sentences. As a result, you learn the language without conscious effort. A foreign language shouldn’t be an awkward supplement to the mother tongue; it must occupy its own sovereign territory in your mind. No more inner translation”.

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Centre Psychologist

 

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WHY CHOOSE US ?

Unique interactive method

Over 40 years experience

Total immersion in the language & culture 3 hours a day, 6 days a week

Optimal student/staff ratio

Specially-trained, experienced tutors

 

At the Center, we use a custom-developed method. An interactive, heuristic approach that makes learning feel like real communication, because that’s exactly what it is. Instead of memorizing rules and translating in your mind, you’ll speak from day one, building a natural speech mechanism that works unconsciously to shape your fluency, structure, and style. Through proven psychological techniques, you’ll absorb vocabulary and grammar in an active, immersive way, making your speech feel effortless, almost like a native speaker. As we all sadly know, textbook drills do not give you fluent speech. In Lezounery Toun, you can speak, think, and express yourself freely! Experience the difference and get the results you crave.

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History

We were established in 1976 as an experimental laboratory at the Russian Language Department of the Armenian Teacher’s Training University named after Kh. Abovyan. The name itself underwent a lot of transformation, going from Armenian Republic Laboratory of Intensive Methods (ARLIM) to a much simpler 'Lezounery Toun' Ltd. ('Domus Linguae' – House of Languages) in 1995 after separation from the University.

The founders of the Lezounery Toun Center knew they had to do more than just teach a language—they had to build a new way of learning it. We asked ourselves: What does it truly mean for an educated person to know a language? And how can students break free from memorized phrases and start expressing their real thoughts, naturally and confidently?

Additionally, we didn’t want students to get stuck or lose momentum. So, we developed an intensive course that’s both effective and refreshingly different. The result?

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The work on designing a new technique began in 1972 at the request of the Ministry of Higher Education of Armenia. It was necessary to choose or design a course of the English language for teaching the junior research staff of scientific institutions in the shortest time possible.

The most effective and time-saving system proved to be the system of Prof. G.Losanov, which gave birth to a series of modifications (Prof. I.Y.Shekhter’s, Prof. G.A.Kitaigorodskaya’s, Prof. T.N.Ignatova’s, Prof L.T.Gegechkory’s and many others).

The practical work of teaching was started with the first cycle of the English and French languages using the model of Prof. I.Y.Shekhter. It was offered as a spoken language course for tourists.

The cycles were a success. However it was clear that the contents of the cycles (training in set phrases in standard situations, which met the purposes of teaching tourists) didn’t agree with the needs of the people who aimed at using the language for work. Further the model mentioned above became inadequate, as its purposes were different from those set in our laboratory.

The founders of the "Lezounery Toun" Centre had to work on the development of their own strategy of intensive teaching. It was necessary to understand and express what the command of a language means for an educated person. It was further necessary to help students to switch from "clichés" to really free expression of their ideas, and to achieve this quickly, before they were cut off from the language-learning environment.

The course created at the Centre is in its own way unique: it does the job and solves the problem. As a result of our training, fluent speech without internal translation and approaching the speech of an educated native speaker, is achieved. (That is, an independent unconscious speech mechanism of the target language is formed in a relatively small span of time.)

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Thetraditional teacher teaches, the teacher of an intensive course creates conditions, in which a student learns. In traditional teaching the leading role belongs to the teacher, in intensive teaching the “star” is the student: he/she is the centre of the given particular “universe”.

The process of teaching an intensive course itself should be considered as technology, the possible variation of which is rather small. It is possible to control it only having good-quality training aids and creating a favorable atmosphere in class for creative work on the part of the students, since the expression of ideas is undoubtedly a kind of creative work.

To perform his/her functions effectively, without undue exertion, a teacher should have certain personal qualities. In order to feel comfortable and work effectively he/she should be daring, and frank enough to face such a competent and demanding audience as that of adults.

In our experiments having no specialists in some languages, we had to invite native speakers to work as teachers. They worked under the direct supervision of the Centre methodologists. This practice proved to be satisfactory for the initial cycles, where extensive linguistic knowledge was not required. At the same time the persons invited were highly educated. For example, Chinese was taught by the doctor of physical and mathematical sciences Prof. Yan Shi, German was taught by the psychologist Barbara Burkert from Dresden, Arabic was taught by the teacher of mathematics Arshafir Kanekanyan from Iraq.

Our Tutors

It should be admitted that the intensive course teaching is more complicated than teaching in the traditional way, and therefore it requires a special training of a teacher. First of all the training of a teacher for an intensive course needs to effect his/her psychological reorientation

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Courses

TO START YOUR LEARNING AT LEZOUNERY TOUN YOU SHOULD VISIT US AT 15А ALEK MANOOGYAN STR., YEREVAN, TAKE A TEST AND REGISTER FOR THE APPROPRIATE COURSE.

TESTING HOURS Monday-Friday:

10:30 | 12:00 | 13:30 | 15:00 | 16:30 | 18:00 | 19:45

TESTING HOURS Saturday:

10:30 | 12:00 | 13:30 | 15:00

The design of the course of the English language for adults is nearly complete. It represents a working sample of the interactive heuristic technique, starting from zero-level up to an advanced command of language which allows learners to successfully pass qualification examinations in English and study/work abroad.

COURSE STRUCTURE:

The English language course is structured into 7 progressive cycles, each designed to build fluency step by step. Every cycle runs for 26–28 working days, with 3-hour sessions each day.

Cycle 0 – The Starting Point - Perfect even for absolute beginners, this introductory cycle lays the foundation for English proficiency. Learners are introduced to 14 essential grammar structures and basic language skills to build confidence and get them ready for real communication.

Cycle 1 – Man in a City - Focused on ‘survival English’ in full phrases and everyday conversation, this stage develops listening skills and comprehension, common speech patterns, and the ability to navigate real-life situations in an urban environment. The active vocabulary reaches up to 1,200 words, making it ideal for travelers and new learners alike.

Cycle 2 – Round Table Talks – This cycle introduces thought-provoking discussions on cultural and social topics. Students expand their active vocabulary to 3,500 words and learn to confidently express personal opinions on relevant, real-world issues — from daily life to human-interest topics.

Cycles 3 & 4 – Per Aspera ad Astra (Through Hardships to the Stars) – These advanced stages focus on precision and fluency. Students refine their grammar, pronunciation, and expression to bring their language closer to that of an educated native speaker and achieve instinctive self-correction. By the end of these cycles, learners actively use approximately 10,000 words.

Cycle 5 – The Psychology of Business: Language for the Modern World – This cycle introduces authentic business English, enhancing comprehension of real-world speech and expanding business-specific vocabulary, preparing the learner for sophisticated work environment interactions. It fosters advanced communication skills, broadens language horizons, and lays the groundwork for professional translation.

Cycle 6 – Translation Practice – The final cycle dives into practical translation. Focusing on public and business texts, students learn to preserve both content and style while translating. It activates idiomatic language and strengthens mastery over accurate, nuanced English.

Other languages

The courses of Armenian (three cycles), Russian (three cycles), German (three cycles), French (three cycles), Spanish (two cycles), and Italian (two cycles) are arranged according to a similar circuit. There are some complementary links, depending on the specific features of each of the above-mentioned languages. The Russian and Armenian courses are designed for and taught to English-speaking people. The work on these courses is not complete due temporary circumstances. Nevertheless these courses “as are” help the students to speak fluently in compliance with the vocabulary and accuracy goals set for their cycle.During the summer holidays Lezounery Toun offers an interesting and informative English course for children.

TRAINING OF TEACHERS

The terms of the training depend on the language knowledge of a teacher, his/her abilities to teach, and his/her methodical competence. Price to be agreed upon.

TRAINING OF TRANSLATORS AT THE REQUEST OF FIRMS

The terms of the training depend on the initial level of the student, and his/her abilities to learn. Price to be agreed upon.

Contacts

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15/A Alek Manukyan Str. 2-nd floor

26/3 Vazgen Sargsyan Str. 3-rd floor room 320

Yerevan, Armenia

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+(374) 98 56 36 03

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+(374) 10 56 36 03

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