Why the Callan Method works
Language students and teachers around the world know that the Callan Method works, and it works fast. Callan is particularly effective at helping students learn to speak confidently and fluently in English or Spanish. Of course, Callan students learn all the grammar, vocabulary and writing skills they need to pass examinations such as Cambridge, IELTS or TOEFL. But the difference with Callan is how quickly they learn, and how well they can speak and use the language in real life.
Here are some of the pedagogical reasons why the Callan Method is effective:
A coherent curriculum for language learning
The language learner isn't overloaded
Systematic treatment of phrases, word groupings and collocation
Fluency is encouraged
The student is immersed in the target language
Constant support for the language student
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Contact us“No translation needed!”
Lisa Jane Franchini - Italy
The kids learn by listening and speaking English directly with no translation needed!
Lisa Jane Franchini, Registered Teacher
“The books are so well written”
Volis Academy, Bratislava - Slovakia
It’s so important that the books as a cornerstone of the Callan Method are so well written. Only words that have already been introduced are used, new vocabulary and grammar are practiced not just during that one part of the book but again and again in different stages of the Method, different situations.
Pavel Ondovcak, Director
“Showing results from the beginning”
Oldcastle Schools of English, SP - Brazil
Lots of techniques to help students to learn fast and more effectively, from the shy ones to those who like to speak a lot, showing results from the beginning.
Diego Bello, School Director
“It seems so easy”
Smile School, Kiev - Ukraine
I love studying at Smile School with the wonderful Callan Method, owing to which you begin speaking English automatically. You learn a lot of new things every lesson but it seems so easy because of constant revision.
Nadia Skoryk, Student
“Books that capture kids’ attention”
Lisa Jane Franchini - Italy
Illustrated and attractive books that capture kids’ attention, where there aren’t the usual grammatical exercises but stimulating and engaging activities. Kids ask me to repeat and repeat their favourite ones!
Lisa Jane Franchini, Registered Teacher
“The satisfaction of a job well done”
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych, Krakow - Poland
With almost 20 years of teaching experience using the Callan Method I can only say that it has been a truly rewarding experience. With the Callan Method the teacher can see and measure the students’ progress which gives him the satisfaction of a job well done.
Christopher B. Gray, Senior Teacher
“I can read Spanish newspapers and even fiction”
Callan Online - UK
I am now in my third year of Callan Español and growing in confidence all the time. The teachers are fun and very supportive. I have no fear of making mistakes when I try out my Spanish abroad, and I can read Spanish newspapers and even fiction quite well.
Sean, student
“They enjoy the illustrations”
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych, Krakow - Poland
The Callan for Kids books contain content similar to the original first three stages of the Callan Method. However it is geared more toward the interests of children. They enjoy the illustrations in the students’ books and wall charts.
Justin B. Quilling, Senior Teacher
“Lesson preparation is not time-consuming”
British Centre, Tbilisi - Georgia
Lesson preparation is not time-consuming in any way, since everything is scripted and prepared for the teacher. Lessons are dynamic – neither the teacher nor the students have any time for boredom.
Eka Jmukhadze, Teacher
“A great method”
Volis Academy, Bratislava - Slovakia
A great method, an excellent teacher who listens carefully and corrects all our mistakes, even the little ones, and gives short explanations where needed. I’m very satisfied.
Student, Volis Academy
“Fun, interactive and well thought out”
Callan Online - UK
The lessons are fun, interactive and well thought out. I am amazed at how much Spanish I can speak already.
Joanne, student
“It is easier to talk to foreigners”
Lao Vida Training Centre - Laos
I like it because I can improve my English a lot more than in the past. I understand a lot of words and it is easier to talk to foreigners.
Mr Yuri, Student
“I was so surprised at how 7 year olds can learn so quickly”
Bernadette Ashby - Italy
I am so pleased with Callan for kids; it really does work. I was so surprised at how 7 year olds who can’t really read yet in Italian can learn so quickly using this method.
Bernadette Ashby, Registered Teacher
“The teacher speaks quickly”
Speakeasy, Chiswick, West London - UK
I like that the teacher speaks quickly and corrects pronunciation mistakes.
Agostin Castro, Student
“It has improved my English speaking and listening very quickly”
Speakeasy, Chiswick, West London - UK
I like Callan Method because it has improved my English speaking and listening very quickly by repeating sentences and expressions that are commonly used in daily conversations.
Stephanie Rolando Bodar, Student
“A fast and fun way of learning English”
Speakeasy, Chiswick, West London - UK
The Callan Method is a fast and fun way of learning English. This method allows me to improve my pronunciation and speaking.
Chloe Gaucher-Lambert, Student
“This September I started with 40 children and hope to double that”
Bernadette Ashby - Italy
I started with 3 children at the beginning of last September and this September I started with 40 children and hope to double that in a short time.
Bernadette Ashby, Registered Teacher
“The B1 Workbook has been a great help to my students”
Inglés de Mar, Almería - Spain
The new B1 Workbook has been a great help to my students preparing for their official exams. They can do the work themselves at home. They remember the lessons from the Callan Method that taught them each rule. And they bring their questions to me after their regular lessons.
Chris Hanson, School Owner
“Absolutely amazing”
Callan Online - UK
I speak more Spanish after a few months of Callan Español than other languages that I studied for years in the old-fashioned way. Absolutely amazing, well done and thank you.
David, student
“A solid understanding of the fundamentals”
Native Camp - Japan
In my experience in teaching Callan to my students, I have observed that they have gained a solid understanding of the fundamentals. Since the lessons are mostly accompanied with practical examples, the students can see the relationship between concept and application.
Teacher, Native Camp
“The exercises are very, very good for the students”
Oldcastle Schools of English, SP - Brazil
Let me give you feedback about Stages 5 and 6 for kids. The structure is great and very clear. The exercises are very, very good for the students. The illustrations make it easy for students to understand the grammatical sentences.
Congratulations for the great job!!! Couldn’t expect less coming from you.
Diego Bello, School Director
“I love working with Callan, always improving.”
Cuppa English, Londrina, PR - Brazil
The new platform is great! It’s much easier to have everything at the same place. I love working with Callan, always improving.
Marianna Bittencourt, School Director
“Like a chipmunk on speed”
Volis Academy, Bratislava - Slovakia
Like a chipmunk on speed riding a bike running on liquid helium.
Student, Volis Academy
(From the school: “This really is one of our students rating his lesson!”)
“I have no time to think in Japanese in my head”
Native Camp - Japan
I have no time to think in Japanese in my head because I have to answer the question immediately. This trains me to understand English without Japanese and respond quickly.
Native Camp Online Student
“I really benefited from the teacher training course”
Mr English, Salvador, BA - Brazil
I felt that I really benefited from the teacher training course. My belief, knowledge and teaching skills of the Method improved massively.
Joseph Wharfe, School Director
“I did not actually think it would work out.”
Smile School, Kiev - Ukraine
I did not actually think it would work out. However, to my surprise, I saw the results just in a couple of weeks! I still cannot believe that but it is a fact. I highly recommend that you also try it out and you will not regret!
Alena Postova, Student
“Students are speaking quickly and fluently and having fun”
Inglés de Mar - Spain
“The activities in Stage Six do such a great job preparing the kids for A2 level exam parts! Such a simple way to teach it all, and my two students are speaking quickly and fluently and having fun.”
Christopher Hanson, School Owner
“Una visión nueva de cómo aprender y enseñar”
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych, Krakow - Poland
El Método Callan me ha dado una visión nueva de cómo aprender y enseñar. La dinámica de grupo se hace entretenida, mientras los nuevos conocimientos por repetición se quedan en la memoria de los estudiantes.
Prof. Leandro Narváez (Spanish teacher)
“Callan is unique!”
Oldcastle Schools of English, SP - Brazil
We have some teachers who were students in our schools and in a short time finished the course speaking fluently, and then started giving classes. It happened to me before opening my school. I fell in love with the Method and I can’t see any other method with which I would like to work. Callan is unique!
Diego Bello, School Director
“I revel in the progress my students make”
Native Camp, Japan - Japan
The greatest take away for my students is that they have all expressed how their ability to listen and comprehend to
native speakers has greatly improved, and for this, they truly appreciate the Callan Method. As for me, I revel in the progress my students make as they slowly but surely build on their skills.
Teacher, Native Camp
“The most difficult part of the exam becomes the easiest”
Inglés de Mar, Almería - Spain
Last week a student came to tell me that she had passed her Cambridge PET (B1) exam. She was so happy, and especially because the speaking exam was her highest mark! Thanks to constant listening and speaking with the Callan Method, our students find that the most difficult part of the exam becomes the easiest.
Chris Hanson, School Owner
“The students are the ones who will benefit the most”
Phoenix English, Santa Catarina - Brazil
After the training, the students feel we are different and compliment our lessons even more, which is a good sign. The students are the ones who will benefit the most from it!
Cassio Mollman, School Owner
“Our students need to quickly improve their English”
Central School of English, Dublin - Ireland
Our students need to quickly improve their English for work, for study, for life. The Callan Method gives them exactly what they need.
Simon FitzGerald, Director
“She found a structure and technique for teaching English”
Inglés de Mar, Almería - Spain
Recently we trained a new teacher for our small academy in Andalucía. She is Spanish and bi-lingual, but had little teaching experience. Suddenly, with the Callan Method, she found a structure and technique for teaching English to her fellow Spaniards. No need to be a “native speaker” when you have the skills, the talent and the method to present English clearly, dynamically and correctly. “I have found my vocation”, she said to me last month!
Chris Hanson, School Owner
“It helped me achieve my professional goals”
British Centre, Tbilisi - Georgia
The Callan Method is extremely effective. Studying 8 stages not only enabled me to communicate with foreigners, but also helped me achieve my professional goals. This is why I intend to carry on with my studies and complete all 12 stages.
Tsitsino Gakhokidze, Professor at Georgian Aviation University (Student at the British Centre)
“The books are very well done”
Volis Academy, Bratislava - Slovakia
I must say that we really looked forward to Callan Español and it came at the right time and was exactly what we needed. Just like with the English version, the books are very well done, going from simple things and making it harder and harder as the student progresses.
Pavel Ondovcak, Director
“Highly efficient and highly practical”
Smile School, Kiev - Ukraine
The Callan Method is a unique method, which allows students to immerse themselves in the language. Multiple years of teaching and hundreds of satisfied students prove that it is highly efficient and highly practical.
Esmira Yashchenko, Teacher
“And the parents love it too!”
Smart English - Colombia
They are just 6 years old but we’ve noticed that our children are more than suitable for Callan Method and the parents love it too!
Juan Arango, School Owner
“If I can do it, anybody can!”
Callan Online - UK
Callan encourages you to get out there and speak – and if I can do it, anybody can! Book a lesson and surprise yourself.
Sean, student
“La mejor manera de aprender es hablando y corrigiendo”
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych, Krakow - Poland
Me siento muy cómodo trabajando con el método Callan porque rompe los paradigmas tradicionales de enseñanza del idioma y creo que la mejor manera de aprender es hablando y corrigiendo simultáneamente.
Prof. Leandro Narváez (Spanish teacher)
“Suddenly they are speaking”
Oldcastle Schools of English, SP - Brazil
It’s great to see how students learn fast with the Callan Method. They normally begin the course with a little or no English at all and suddenly they are speaking.
Diego Bello, School Director
“A lot of fun and very rewarding”
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych, Krakow - Poland
Teaching this way has proven to be a lot of fun and very rewarding. You can really see the progress the students are making, and help them to make adjustments to their pronunciation and word choices on the go. The fast pace of the lessons combined with well written questions make the lessons lively and interesting.
Justin B. Quilling, Senior Teacher
“Confidence to use English in the real world”
Central School of English, Dublin - Ireland
With improved pronunciation, accurate grammar and practical vocabulary, the Callan Method gives students the confidence to use English in the real world.
Simon FitzGerald, Director
“English is for communicating”
Lao Vida Training Centre - Laos
When I heard about Callan for the first time I felt that it matched my need. It helps students to communicate. In my opinion, studying English is for communicating, and this truly matches my studying style.
Mr Nut, Student
“Palpable progress is great for the student”
Volis Academy, Bratislava - Slovakia
You can really feel yourself progressing, answering questions with much more ease than you did last lesson and the lesson before. This palpable progress is great for the student and motivates him to keep going.
Teacher, Volis Academy
“Wow, great method!”
Lisa Jane Franchini - Italy
Wow, great method! An effective method in which students are active and not passive.
Lisa Jane Franchini, Registered Teacher
“This wonderful method to teach English”
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych, Krakow - Poland
I have found more and more logical sense to Robin Callan’s books every year that I have taught and appreciate the extremely clever way in which he constructed this wonderful method to teach English.
Christopher B. Gray, Senior Teacher
“I thought it would be a lot tougher than it really is”
Smart English - Colombia
I thought that working with 1st graders was going to be a lot tougher than it really is. But our children are more than suitable for Callan Method.
Juan Arango, School Owner
“It all makes sense”
Volis Academy, Bratislava - Slovakia
It all makes sense and makes both the student and the teacher know that they chose well, that they chose quality, that they will get where they want to get.
Pavel Ondovcak, Director
“They are thinking in English”
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych, Krakow - Poland
The children are able to learn through context with Callan For Kids, rather than strictly from translation. They are thinking in English.
Joanna, School Director
“Our students learn English efficiently in a fun and easy way!”
QQEnglish - Japan
We chose the Callan Method over any other methods because it has a proven track record of making rapid progress in English. We want our students in Japan to learn English efficiently in a fun and easy way! The Callan Method has been my key to success! I couldn’t speak English before, but now I can spread my wings and I’m always ready to face the world.
Raiko Fujioka, School Owner, QQEnglish, Japan
“I have moved from theory to practice”
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych, Krakow - Poland
First of all, I found out that I can speak in this language and I have gained confidence in speaking English. I have moved from theory to practice in communicating with various people at work and with tourists who visit Krakow.
Krzysztof Legutko, Student
“They see their English improving from the first lesson”
Central School of English, Dublin - Ireland
With its emphasis on speaking and repetition, the Callan Method enables students to use new vocabulary straight away. They see their English improving from the first lesson.
Simon FitzGerald, Director
“Callan for Kids actually gets children to say full sentences”
Magaza doo - Bosnia & Herzegovina
Unlike some methods that teach English through games and focus on isolated vocabulary, Callan for Kids actually gets children to say full sentences.
Naida, School Director