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Where¡¯s the grammar?The Method teaches all the grammar, the same as any other method, but does not teach it through grammar exercises: it teaches it through practical use.
Why is there no homework?Students accustomed to studying a language in the traditional manner feel as though there is something missing if they are not given homework when studying with the Callan Method. Homework is not necessary with the Callan Method. A language is best learnt in the classroom by practising with the teacher.
How can one learn to write without practising writing?The Method does not encourage students to write until they have learnt to ¡°think¡± in English. Students practise writing and listening with Dictations. The teacher reads and the students listen and write. The students then correct their answers.
Does the Method teach just conversation? Because the Callan Method teaches English through a process of quick-fire questions and answers, it gives students the impression that it just teaches conversation and not the other aspects of the language. This is not the case. All skills speaking, listening, reading and writing improve through the conversation Callan method. After completing Stage 12 of the Callan Method, both speaking and writing are at an advanced level.
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