Training
The Callan Method is an extremely fast and effective way of teaching a language, but students won’t get the maximum benefit from their lessons unless the Method is used correctly. This is why teacher training is so essential.
The Callan Method is made up of two elements: the material contained in the books, and the way in which that material is delivered in class. Although it is essentially a scripted Method, there is far more to teaching a Callan class well than simply reading from the book. Before using the Callan Method, it’s important that teachers understand the ideas behind it and know exactly why things are done as they are.
What’s even more important for teachers is learning to put this theory into practice in the classroom in the right way. This is why the majority of a Callan Method training course is devoted to practising the fundamental elements of the Method, with constant help and feedback from experienced Callan trainers. Whether preparing new teachers for their first steps in a Callan classroom, or helping those with more experience to develop their skills in order to meet the standards required for Callan Method Accreditation, focused practice is the key to improving performance.
The training department is headed by Alison Jones and Gavin Best, who between them have more than 40 years’ experience of Callan Method teaching and training.
Training Packages
5-Day Comprehensive Training Course
Training Course for Online Teaching
Practical Teaching Skills – One-Day Workshop
Online Teaching Skills – Half-Day Workshop
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Testimonials
“Very helpful and clarified many issues”
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych - Poland
The workshop turned out to be very helpful and clarified many issues. We are very pleased that our teachers participated in it. Thank you very much! 😊
Callan Szkoła Języków Obcych, Krakow, Poland
“I derived enormous benefit from the workshops”
Callan Online - UK
The sessions provided an extremely useful reinforcement of the rationale behind the Callan Method. Among other things, I was forced to rethink certain aspects of my own teaching from first principles, especially in terms of feeding, which is, of course, a vital (yet tricky) art to master. There is always room for improvement.
Overall, I feel that I derived enormous benefit from the workshops. As with the 5-day course I attended in 2018, the quality and delivery of the content was proper training, far superior to some of the wishy-washy fare served up by other non-Callan language training providers for whom I have worked in the past.
Stephen Richard, Callan Online Tutor, UK
“Such a wonderful experience”
Bilingües Training Center - Colombia
Thanks for such a wonderful experience once again. I have no words to explain how happy and satisfied I felt during the training.
Victor, Bilingües Training Center, Colombia
“It was so much fun and full of realizations”
QQEnglish - Japan
The team and I would like to send our appreciation to you both for helping us be better Callan trainers/teachers. We would make sure to send the message to the teachers and remind them of the essential parts we learned during the short but intense training we had with you. It was so much fun and full of realizations.
Once again, thanks a lot for helping us out… The training team and I had so much fun and we are looking forward to having another training session with you both next time.
Ysabel, Training Manager, QQEnglish, Japan
“I think that the money I spent on this course is the best investment I could have made for the school!”
ITC Jacopo Nizzola - Italy
I’m so happy! The feedback from my teachers is fabulous! I think that the money I spent on this course is the best investment I could have made for the school!
Francesco Perrini, Director of ITC Jacopo Nizzola, Italy
“Very motivating”
Grato Language Solutions - Chile
I truly appreciate all the support and feedback you provided throughout the training. I also wanted to mention that the lessons were very motivating and your approach made the entire learning experience enjoyable. It really helped me stay engaged throughout.
Javiera Ríos Fernández, Teacher at Grato Language Solutions, Chile
“Such an inspiring and entertaining course!”
Shakespeare Studio - Italy
I would like to thank you both so much for such an inspiring and entertaining course! For me, it was really helpful and will certainly permit me to use the OCC better, but above all, teach better in general. That’s the beauty of re-training, so another heart-felt thank you.
Susan Morris, Shakespeare Studio, Italy
“Our teachers are grateful and enjoyed the valuable time with you”
QQEnglish - Japan
On behalf of Raiko Fujioka, CEO of QQEnglish, we would like to thank you for training our teachers and sharing your expertise on how to handle Callan classes effectively. Our teachers are grateful and enjoyed the valuable time with you.
Grizette Ponce, Academic Affairs Manager, QQEnglish, Japan
“The students are the ones who will benefit the most from it!”
Phoenix English - Brazil
I am writing to share with you how things are going after the training. I feel my lessons have a much better flow, and so do the other teachers. And the students feel we are different and compliment our lessons even more, which is a good sign. I truly appreciate the effort the trainers applied during the week to do their best and show us the right way to succeed in using the Method. The students are the ones who will benefit the most from it!
Cassio Mollmann Dal Cortivo, Director of Phoenix English, Brazil
“You turned something that seemed difficult into something easy”
Sinval Henrique Barbosa - Brazil
The training was amazing. I am so glad I had the opportunity to attend it in person.
You explained important details during the review that make the students’ learning more efficient.
You also taught us in detail many possibilities of teaching new words in a simple, but very clear way. You turned something that seemed difficult into something easy. I was very impressed with your skills.
I really recommend the training for all teachers who teach using the Callan Method
Thank you very much for the experience.
Sinval Henrique Barbosa, Registered Teacher, São Paolo, Brazil
“I’m really not sure I have ever seen such a professional and devoted trainer”
High 5! School - Ukraine
Once again I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation for such an interesting training and the way you conducted it. Not only was it useful, informative and stuffed with helpful tips, but also a great fun and unforgettable time – a week like a month! I can’t help mentioning it once again – I’m really not sure I have ever seen such a professional and devoted trainer. I have much admired the way you did it and conveyed your enthusiasm about the Callan Method to us.
Valentina Berezos, Teacher at High 5! School, Ukraine