The Callan Method

Speaking without translating

Instead of simply translating, grammar, sentence construction, vocabulary and phrases are learnt actively speaking the language during lessons. In this way, your brain becomes immersed in the language, and English becomes logical and natural. During the lesson, teachers speak as they normally would in any situation, preparing you for conversations in real situations with native speakers.

Correction

When you make a mistake in your pronunciation, get stuck or don't know the answer, your teacher is there to help you say the whole sentence independently, all the while practising new words and grammar.

Repetition

Repetition is the mother of all learning. During a Callan Method lesson, repetition is key in mastering the language. By repeating newly learnt words and grammar in various phrases, idioms and examples, your confidence grows, you improve and become more and more skilled in speaking, comprehension and speed.

ELEMENTARY

CALLAN STAGE 1 (A1.1.)

Stage 1 is for students who are just starting to learn English. It is an introduction to basic vocabulary and grammar. You will learn the alphabet, numbers, clothing, body parts, family members, descriptions of place and time, pronouns, this/that, basic sentences (positive, negative, descriptions, introducing yourself), verbs – to be, to have, go, come, bring/take, contractions, a total of 250 new words.

CALLAN STAGE 2 (A1.2)

For all beginners who have completed the first stage. You will learn present simple and present continuous, the difference between much/many, little/few, possessive pronouns and adjectives, comparatives, telling time, meals and food, modes of transport, descriptions of daily activities, simple sentences and questions. With a total of 250 new words, you will practise proper pronunciation, reading and writing.

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

CALLAN STAGE 3 (A2.1.)

Stage 3 is the first of two pre-intermediate levels of the Callan Method. It contains comparatives, past simple, irregular verbs, 'will' future, days, months and seasons, dates and years, holidays, look at/watch, talk/speak, prepositions (time and place), asking questions in the present, past and future tenses. With a total of 250 new words, you will practise proper pronunciation.

CALLAN STAGE 4 (A2.2.)

This is the second pre-intermediate stage of the Callan Method, in which you will learn past simple and present perfect, irregular verbs, simple conditional sentences, irregular plurals, how to make requests, prepositions (time and place), more complicated sentences and questions, descriptions, comparisons, asking questions in the present, past and future, 250 new words, practise proper pronunciation, read and write.

LOWER INTERMEDIATE

CALLAN STAGE 5 (B1.1.)

Stage 5 is for students with a lower-intermediate knowledge of English. Besides containing a lot of vocabulary, Stage 5 covers demanding grammar. This includes past continuous (I was sleeping), passive sentences (The book was written), reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, etc), future continuous (She will be working), and the 3rd conditional (If you had gone...you would have seen). This phase is suitable for students at B1 level according to CEFR, although it also contains more complex grammatical structures which are suitable for students at B2 level.

CALLAN STAGE 6 (B1.2.)

Stage 6 is suitable for intermediate students. It introduces a lot of new vocabulary, indirect speech (You told me that she would succeed), causal sentences (He had his dinner cooked by his mother), future perfect (You will have written), past perfect continuous (You had been writing). By the end of Stage 6, students will have mastered all B1 language structures.

INTERMEDIATE

CALLAN STAGE 7 (B2.1.)

Stage 7 focuses on a conversation practice, complex descriptions and discussions. There is also a great focus on learning phrases (A great deal of) and idioms (Get on someone's nerves) which are part of the colloquial language of native speakers. Students learn new grammar and expand on sentence structures learnt in earlier stages.

CALLAN STAGE 8 (B2.2.)

With 250 new words, Stage 8 focuses on idioms and specific phrases, complex descriptions and dialogues, expressing opinions with conditional sentences, constructing questions, sentences clauses, relative clauses, expressing agreement/disagreement, adverbs, writing formal letters and emails, orders, requests, specific sayings and proverbs.

UPPER INTERMEDIATE

CALLAN STAGE 9 (B2.2.)

500 new words, idioms, phrasal verbs, advanced conversation, specific phrases, descriptions, expressing opinions, writing descriptions, explanations, using English in everyday situations, sayings and proverbs.

CALLAN STAGE 10 (C1.1.)

500 new words, idioms, phrasal verbs, advanced conversation, specific phrases, descriptions, expressing opinions, writing descriptions, explanations, using English in everyday situations, sayings and proverbs.

ADVANCED

CALLAN STAGE 11 (C1.2.)

Conversational and specialised course, specific phrases, descriptions, expressing opinions, writing descriptions, explanations, using English in everyday situations, expanding vocabulary, specific vocabulary (travel, activities, business, interests).

CALLAN STAGE 12 (C2.1.)

Conversational and specialised course, specific phrases, descriptions, expressing opinions, writing descriptions, explanations, using English in everyday situations, expanding vocabulary, specific vocabulary (travel, activities, business, interests).