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Why the direct method?
From our experience, we can
strongly assert that the direct Method is the
fastest method for teaching English. Since the
method has been invented, it has demonstrated its
infallibility.
The essence of the Callan
Method is that each student will speak English for
the entire duration of the lesson. As a matter of
fact, the only way to learn a language is to speak
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What is the direct method?
The direct Method is a so
called ‘Direct Method’ specifically created to
embrace the understanding and the abilities of
practicing a particular word or a grammatical
expression in an intense, but still comfortable
atmosphere.
The teaching ‘question-answer’
formula of the lesson guarantees the active
participation of every student to it, with the
teacher holding the lesson to a constant and natural
rhythm, as in everyday communication. |
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Speed is essential
A language
is normally spoken at an average of 180 words per
minute. Teachers at the Londonschools normally speak
to the student with approximately 240 words per
minute; this is done in order to facilitate the
student in the everyday life outside the school. |
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Conditioned reflex
To learn a language, like
learning how to typewrite or how to play the piano,
is mainly an issue of conditioned reflex. |
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Do not think
A conditioned reflex in a
language comes from the mouth and not from the
brain. The student must learn to speak and to
understand without thinking. A fast conditioned reflex
can only develop with a mechanical repletion. |
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The most common 1000 words
Book 1 of
the direct Method contains the most used 1000 words,
i.e. “like, go, black, white, quickly, slowly.”
These are words that are used many times over the
day and they must be used by the student in a fast
manner without thinking. |
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Different teachers, same
results
Naturally
every student can have some preference in relation
to teachers. The Londonschools however guarantees
the same results with every individual teacher, even
if the student has a different number of teachers
and changes his class many times. |
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 HELP
YOUR ENGLISH WITH SONGS, MORE THAN 200.000 SONGS IN ENGLISH
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