Business Seminar «Communicating in the Business World»


    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.    

Cycle of Seminars


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. 

Exámenes Cursos Intensivos de Verano – Septiembre 2014


Callan Barcelona les informa, que los exámenes de los Cursos Intensivos de Verano – Septiembre 2014, tendrán lugar el martes 30 de Septiembre en el Hotel Balmoral, en los horarios habituales de clase. Las notas le serán remitidas por correo electrónico. Si desea revisar su examen podrá hacerlo el próximo 1 de Octubre de 10,00 …

«The importance of being corrected»


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 …

Una breve mirada a la fonología y la fonética


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 …

Vacaciones de Verano 2014


  Les informamos que la escuela permanecerá cerrada del 1 al 24 de Agosto 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.