The “Callan Method” was developed in 1959 from the English-teacher Robin Callan. 

Nowadays, many schools offer courses based on this methodology of teaching.

The course is traditionally divided into 14 stages, or “levels of learning”, which were published for the first time with the release of 14 books (one per level) in 1960. One year later Robin Callan founded the first Callan-school in Salerno, southern Italy.

In 1997 London could count 70 classes and more than 2400 students following the Callan method.

In 2008 Callan formulated a new method specifically designed for the Teach-Each-Other, according to which two students can learn English teaching each other.

But what are the characteristics of the Callan Method?

Each lesson is divided into three different blocks:

– Listening and speaking;

– Repeat and assimilate;

– Read and write.

During the first two blocks, the teacher keeps direct contact with the students, with a rapid sequence of questions and answers (with an average of 50 questions per hour). In this way, no time is given to the students to mentally translate the questions in their native language.

It’s therefore an intensive method: according to the University of Cambridge it takes about 350 hours of traditional study to reach the “Preliminary” level. With the Callan method they are reduced to 80!

So you can learn English faster.

What are the additional benefits of the Callan Method?

– It can be adapted to any age and level of English;

– The program of “question and answer” in rapid sequence forces the students to speak English from the first minute;

– Grammar is learned in a practical form;

– Students learn actively, the method of continuous interaction helps maintain the concentration necessary without affecting the attention of the class.

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