The Callan Method

Hi. I was studying with this method during a year. It was 6 years ago, and now a days can say that it is the best method for me. After this, I studied in others academies, and with other diferentes and interesting methods, such is opening, particular teacher, etc But definitly it was the best method.

Yeah, and besides, telling students to answer the same questions all the time (and repeating them like a parrot) testifies to the fact that the way the method works is like this: Treat your student like a fool and ask him to repeat things after you even if he/she doesn't understand them. Under no circumstances should you encourage any creativity on their part. 

Unfortunately, this is sad, but true. Apart from that, I wish luck every teacher who manages to teach Callan method for more than three years . Your vocal cords are bound to ask for retirement then..........

I taught using this method in Brazil and it really does work... it can become very boring for students if the momentum is broken and they have to repeat things too many times.  It's not totally successful with EVERYONE but it does work for at least 90% of people.  Teaching many classes a day can become very boring too.  You're basically reading questions from a book and enticing the answers back from the students.  Very easy but becomes very boring. You start with very easy questions and the questions grow and become more complex and before you know it the students are speaking English. You also have to give dictation which gives them writing proactice and of course reading.  In the first few weeks the students fly forward but when it starts to slow down they are difficult to motivate.  Not a good idea to try and mix other methods in with it either. Just do the method.

I worked with it for more than a year in Brooklyn, USA.  From a teaching standpoint, it's not very good--it allows little room for originalty or thought on the part of students or teachers and the material itself is seriously outdated.  And the people I worked for were sneaky and underhanded.  They knew nothing about teaching (and barely spoke English themselves) and tended to blame others for their own lack of competence.

    Of course, motivated students will always learn.  My advice would be to add to, or supplement the Callan material with other things..