• The Method in trhee steps
  • Step 1: Listening and Speaking
  • Step 2: Revision and Assimilation
  • Step 3: Reading and Writing
• Content of course
• Basic Outline of a Callan Lesson
• Advice
• Level Test

The Callan Method

Step 1: Listening and Speaking with the Callan Method

The dialogue between the teacher and the student is conducted in the form of question-answer work. The teacher explains the meaning of a new word and immediately practises it with the student by presenting it in a series of questions. The students are prompted to use it in a full sentence, in which way they can assimilate the new vocabulary and use it in context in a construction without translating.

To ensure that the students master correct pronunciation, new words are introduced exclusively orally. This is because English is not written in a phonetic way. Learning by conversation lets the student hear how the word sounds, avoiding reference to the written word, which can lead to confusion. This is an enormous help for students who fall into the trap of pronouncing things as they are spelt.

At this stage, the role of the teacher is as a "guide", leading the students to produce the correct sentence, correcting them and suggesting vocabulary as necessary.

This assistance helps to overcome the students' initial difficulties and in this way begin the process of absorbing the language. In the lessons of revision which follow, these obstacles will be gradually dismantled.
Second step of the CALLAN METHOD.