Callan teaching method- has anyone taught it and what was yo...

my only experience with Callan was in Bangkok where the ceo of the company was polish..... i think it was very effective for the native east meets west however i do not think it is a good method of teaching english to latin or nordic based native speakers....

yeah, I´m teaching callan method in Poland at the moment, it works, & the student learn, but it is 40 odd years old now, & I haven't seen a modern version of it, in the polish version, there is a handful of discrepancies between the teachers manual & students hand book, but if you can work around these, & alter a few of the questions to be more accurate & fun, it can be enjoyable. it is basically teaching by asking silly questions that the students answer in the full form, & as long a the students pay attention, they learn by speaking themselves, & hearing other students answering. Like anything, it only works for those who are willing to learn.

I hope to go to teach in Poland next year sometime. Please advise on what the Callan method of teaching is and other pertinent information. I also want to know if there is any age cutoff for teachers? I am 59 and my husband is 62.

Did you train in this method? Are there books about it? From the little I have read it sounds like some sort of compromise between this and conventional methods would be good - surely an enterprising teacher could take it and modify it - ?

Hi! I have been teaching English in Romania for almost 15 years, but never heard of Callan teaching method, I dont think it is used here.Still Romanian language schools are eager to have a native teacher training their students.Good luck!

The Callan Method is basically audiolingualism dressed up in a new package. Read up on audiolingualism and consider whether you´d enjoy teaching in this way.