Callan method
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The Callan Method is a direct method of teaching English. Direct methods are usually viewed in opposition to communicative methods. The Callan Method is especially popular in Poland and Brazil. It requires the teacher to ask high speed questions twice and feed the answer of the question to the student piece by piece. It was invented by Robin Callan who lives at the Orchard in Grantchester. The Callan School in Central London, on Oxford Street, is reputed to be the largest English Language School in London and the UK. Callan Teachers only need to be trained in the method and do not need an extensive knowledge of grammar and teaching techniques as the method provides for these elements of learning in planned out textbooks.
