The only Australian school teaching the Callan Method. TOP　 Sitemap   JEC,Callan Method > Our Method & School > About the Callan Method The Callan Method is a fast, fun and easy way of learning English that focuses on improving students’ listening and speaking skills It was invented by a man named Robin Callan in England in the 1960s The first school to use this method opened in London 45 years ago and it is now the largest private language school in Europe Today more than 300 schools use the Callan Method across Europe, Asia and South America JET English College is the first school to introduce this method to Australia Why is this method so popular and effective? These statistics are based on the research of the Callan school in London over the forty five years they have been open. For more information visit www.callanmethod.co.uk It is suitable for students of all nationalities, of all ages and for all purposes of study. It is based on repetition and speed, the two things that guarantee success in learning a language Students spend less time and less money on lessons by learning English in a quarter of the time it takes to learn by other methods Students reach the level of the internationally-recognized Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET) in approximately 80 hours instead of the usual 350 hours it takes when learning by other methods and the level of the Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) in about 160 hours If you study English at JEC you will Learn to listen and respond to English spoken at normal conversational speed Learn to think and speak directly into English without first translating Learn practical, useful vocabulary and grammar structures Improve your pronunciation, intonation and grammar skills every day with constant correction by the teacher Check your understanding and progress with regular reading and writing practice Receive maximum speaking practice in small classes of no more than 12 students Choose to study in the morning, afternoon or evening "The secret to success when learning a language is to repeat, repeat and repeat and to speak without thinking" We cannot control the speed at which a native English speaker speaks on television, in films, in the shops or in the streets. For a student to learn English quickly and to learn it well, s/he must learn to understand and respond to English when it is spoken at normal speed. One of the ways the Callan Method achieves maximum speaking time and maximum concentration from its students is by ensuring that, from the very first lesson,the JEC teacher speaks to his/her students in English at the rate of 200 to 240 words a minute. The Callan teacher's extra speed prevents boredom, makes the student concentrate, stops him/her translating in their head (by not giving him time), allows them to hear more words repeated more times,makes it easier for him to understand English outside the classroom, and, of course, makes him learn faster. With the Callan Method, there is almost no homework Everything happens within the lesson time About JEC Job offer Agency recruitment