Overview
Our General English classes are taught using the Callan Method, a fun and interactive way of learning, which involves systematic revision and reinforcement. In the lesson, there is a lot of speaking and listening, but there is also reading and writing practice, so that you revise and consolidate what you have learned.
The Callan Method was first developed by Mr Robin Callan in 1960 and is based on the Natural Approach. Similarly to the way children learn their first language: the student first hears a new word, then imitates what he hears, later sees the word written and finally writes it himself. The Callan Method has 12 stages, from beginner to advanced, and takes an average of 1 year to complete from start to finish.
So, what exactly happens in a Callan Method lesson, and how does it work?
The teacher asks you questions. Each question practices a word, an expression, or a piece of grammar. The teacher asks the questions to the students one by one and repeats them twice. This way, you have a chance to listen if you don’t understand everything the first time. The teacher helps you with your answers and corrects all your pronunciation mistakes the moment you make them.
Although the Callan Method emphasises the importance of speaking, this does not mean chatting (free conversation). You learn English quickly with the Callan Method partly because the lessons are organised, efficient, fast and busy. In every lesson, apart from learning new English, you also do a lot of revision, so that you can remember what you have studied. The reading and dictation practice is an essential part of Callan’s systematic revision process. First, you learn a new word in the speaking part of the lesson; a few lessons later, you meet it again when you are reading; finally, the word appears in a dictation. This is all written into the Callan Method; it happens automatically.
Free Online Callan Method Student Practice Area
Studying with us gives you free access to the interactive Student Practice Area. It works on your PC, tablet or mobile, so you can carry on learning wherever you are and whenever you want to. You can listen to the same questions that you heard in the lesson, answer them, record yourself and compare your answers to a recording of a native English speaker. You can write dictations while watching videos and do lots of app-friendly Extra Practice exercises to revise what you have learnt at school.
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Very good English school with amazing teachers but for beginner and first levels only. Recommend
FFA Pro
1/09/2019I loved the method, I think It’s a useful way to learn English as a second language.
Carolina Flores Zertuche
2/15/2019Speakeasy school uses the Callan Method for teaching English. The Callan method is constantly asking questions so you're hearing and using the language as much as possible. When you speak in the lesson, the teacher corrects your grammar and pronunciation mistakes and you learn a lot from this correction. The teachers are very friendly and helpfully. The school price is better than the other schools.
Tuba Kalay
4/06/2019 -
I really liked the experience with this course. The study method makes you very focused and you learn, british teachers and nice colleagues. I recommend it.
Juliana Franco
5/14/2019I love this school! This school gave me wonderful experience. Teachers are professional and kind. Thank you.
aya miz
8/23/2019My mother was the one who attended this school while she was visiting me in London for two week. I was astonished by the progress she made over the course of these two weeks! Just for you to understand, she has been learning English for the last 3 years, but was not able to speak at all!!! After these two weeks she managed to overcome her fear and started to communicate with waiters and our neighbors (just a basic conversation, but still huge progress for her!!!) however, this method requires you to spend a lot of time going through materials yourself before the class!! Otherwise it is useless!!!
Yuliya Panarina
7/02/2018 -
Great New home for new comer in London who want to get Stabdart English for other language
Julia LaBrake
11/03/2019If you want to improve your speaking skill, choose this school! You can practise speaking English with Callan method during all the lessons. Also, the teachers are so friendly.
Hyeji Han
4/27/2018professional staff and a very friendly place. easy and fast way to learn. great affordable prices. I recommend
piotr broszkiewicz
3/02/2018
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