noticies

  “Tea with Emily” Tuesday 11th of November: Stages 8 to 15: 16,00 – 17,30 h. Come and chat about all sorts. Room 3 (Diagonal Center)   “Callan Debate with Andy” Tuesday 11th of November: Stages 6 to 12: 20,30 – 22,00 h. Room 3 (Diagonal Center) We will discuss the latest global events in a fun, informative debate. …

    Tuesday 11th of November: Stages 8 to 15: 16,00 – 17,30 h. Room 3 (Diagonal Center) Please, note that all seminars are free of charge and open to all students from stage 8 to 15. Please, confirm at reception.    

Writing Styles Seminar. Polish your written English in this Seminar which will show you how to write compositions, letters and much more… Stages 3 to 8 Tuesday, 4th: 16,00-17,30 h. h.  Wednesday, 5th: 12,30-14,00 h. Thursday, 6th: 11,00-12,30 h. h.  h. 

Wednesday, 29 th of October “Survival English with Andy”: Stages 3 to 6. 12,30-14,00 h. Thursday, 30 th of October “News with Emily”: Stages 5 to 12. 16,00-17,30 h.

Callan Barcelona els informa, que els exàmens dels Cursos Intensius d’Estiu – Setembre 2014 , tindran lloc el dimarts 30 de setembre a l’Hotel Balmoral, en els horaris habituals de classe. Les notes li seran remeses per correu electrònic. Per revisar el seu examen podrà fer-ho el proper 1 Octubre de 10,00 a 19,00 h. …

Yet is our understanding of her intent seriously handicapped by her incorrect use of the verb ‘to be’? Most people would still grasp the intention – to enquire as to our whereabouts on the previous day. This is not to say she should not sometimes be gently corrected, but to criticise her would be an …

With all this in mind, the aim of this blog entry is to introduce another facet of the subject: different accents. Thanks to different accents found throughout the English-speaking world, the pronunciation of certain words changes radically. For example, let’s look at the practice of intervocalic alveolar flapping, or simply, ‘flapping.’ It’s a phonological process …

  Els informem que l’escola romandrà tancada de l’1 al 24 d’agost de 2014. We hope all our students enjoy a happy and relaxing summer holiday. We will be back on the 25th of August.  The Callan Team.