Callan School of English Barcelona

“American Dialects”


As with practically every country in the world, the accents found throughout the United States change from region to region, and at times from state to state. However, as easy as it can be to pick out a Boston or Southern accent and still understand it, another concept exists that presents more difficulties when it …

Seminar: “Prepare your Exam”


  Tuesday, 3rd of June. 17,30-19,00 h.: Stage 8 20,30-22,00 h.: Stages 9 and 11 Wednesday, 4th of June. 14,15-15,45 h.: Stage 4 16,00-17,30 h.: Stage 5 Thursday, 5th of June. 12,30-14,00 h.: Stages 6 and 7 14,15-15,45 h.: Stages 1 and 3 16,00-17,30 h.: Stages 4 and 6 17,30-19,00 h.: Stage 5 20,30-22,00 h.: Stage 6 Friday, …

“Growing up with Grammar. Prepare your Exam”


    Wednesday, 28th of May 12,30-14,00 h.: Stage 4. 14,15-15,45 h.: Stage 6. 16,00-17,30 h.: Stage 1. Thursday, 29th of May 12,30-14,00 h.: Stage 3 and Stage 5. 14,15-15,45 h.: Stage 5 and Stage 7. 16,00-17,30 h.: Stage 2 and Stage 8. 17,30-19,00 h.: Stage 4. 20,30-22,00 h.: Stage 5. Friday, 30th of May …

HOW TO USE CONDITIONALS SEMINAR


  Learn all about sentences with the word ‘if’; how they are formed, when they are used and the differences between them. Practise speaking about certainty, real possibility, present and past suppositions in this illuminating seminar!     Friday 23rd of May:   Stages 3 to 8: 13,00-14,30 h.   Room 4 (Vía Augusta, 6)   Please, …

The Conversation Club and Seminars


    The Conversation Club  “News with Emily” Thursday, 15th of May  Stages 3 to 8: 14,15 – 15, 45 h.   Cycle of Seminars “Survival English: Taking the fear out of travelling” Thursday, 15th of May Stages 1 to 5: 17,30 – 19,00 h.  “Curriculum Vitae in English: How to write your CV step …

Cycle of Seminars


  Wednesday, 7th of May. 12,30-14,00 h. Survival English Seminar: “Taking the fear out of travelling“. Stages 5 to 12. 14,15-15,45 h. Phonology Seminar: “The Art of Speaking”. Stages 2 to 5. 16,00-17,30 h. Writing Styles Seminar: “How to write compositions, emails etc”. St. 3 to 8.   Thursday, 8th of May 17,30-19,00 h. Curriculum Vitae in English: “How to write your CV …

Writing Styles Seminar


  Vol practicar el seu anglès? Callan Barcelona el convida a participar en el pròxim Seminari d’Anglès: “Writing Styles Seminar“. Polish your written English in this Seminar which will show you how to write compositions, letters and much more… Wednesday, 30th of April Stages 3 to 8: 14,15 – 15,45 h. (Room 2, Diagonal Center)   …

Survival English Seminar


    Wednesday, 30th of April. Stages 2 to 5: 12,30 – 14,00 h. Stages 5 to 12: 16,00 – 17,30 h. Room 2 (Diagonal Center) Please, confirm at reception.  

Eulogy for Mr. Robin Callan.


  “My life is being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to be gone.” (2 Timothy 4)   Robin Callan was an innovator and a visionary in the true sense. He saw the world of English teaching in the 1950s as clearly lacking in a few key respects, and …