Callan Method

Basic outline of a Callan lesson

One lesson comes Callan join two concepts: teaching agility and constant interaction between teacher and pupil, to ensure that the student be self use of English in the shortest time possible.

The development of a lesson with the Callan Method is organized into four steps:

Guided Conversation

Quick revision on vocabulary taught in previous lessons, by using a series of questions and answers. The student tries to break the habit of mental translation and to use the linguistic resources he is acquiring, with special attention to phonetic accuracy, and the correct use of grammatical structure... check video

Shared Reading

In this section the student reads a guided text aloud, constantly under the supervision of the teacher; lesson the objective of this part of the lesson is for the student to recognise written text, at the same time correcting possible mistakes in pronunciation and intonation... check video

Dictation

The student does a short dictation based on the vocabulary he has studied previously; in this section of the class, the Method tries to practise writing in English, after having recognized and used the language orally. This short dictation is corrected by the student himself, with the support of the educational course material... check video

Introduction of New Vocabulary

The last part of the class is the introduction of new vocabulary; the teacher teaches new words, explains their meaning and use in English, and then presents them in a series of new questions. The objective is for the student to absorb the new vocabulary and for him to begin mastering its use in realistic contexts... check video