Direct Method for English (DME) are modern coursebooks designed for teaching English with the direct method. The DME books are the collaborative work of expert teachers with over 10 years of experience in teaching English with direct methods, including the Callan Method. Based on the direct method, they help the student to master a lot of vocabulary as well as to learn to successfully communicate in English in an attractive and pleasant way.

While preserving all the advantages of the Callan Method, the up-to-date Direct Method for English coursebooks also offer:

• clear and logical page layout as well as nice graphics to make
  it easier to use the coursebook,
• up-to-date and useful vocabulary (the whole course covers over 3900 words),
• phonetic transcription for every new word,
• interesting questions in natural spoken English,
• easy-to-understand grammar (as well as additional grammar exercises).

The current 2nd edition of the DME coursebooks has been thoroughly changed and improved based on hundreds of comments received from teachers who used the 1st edition.

Every DME coursebook - designed to facilitate and simplify self-study - contains:

• two stages with all new words accompanied by phonetic transcription,
• readings and dictations,
• sets of additional grammar exercises,
• an alphabetical vocabulary index,
• a CD (mp3) containing all new words, questions and answers as well as dictations.

Direct Method for English is a complete system for teaching consisting of:

• Student's Book 1-6 (12 stages),
• a CD enclosed with each student's book,
• Grammar exercises in Books 1-5,
• Teacher's Book 1-6 (12 stages),
• Illustration charts for Book 1,
• Two sets of stage exams,
• a placement test,
• Teacher's Handbook.

DIRECT Method for Teens

An already known DIRECT Method for English coursebook for secondary school students in which vocabulary and questions are enriched with subjects interesting to teenagers, such as computers, music, sport, holidays, school, environment. Moreover, the content of questions is adapted to teenagers’ needs. A more attractive layout of a coursebook invites the youth to use it.


An increased number of communicative exercises, shortened lessons and a dictation per lesson, that is more frequent changes of activity kinds during a lesson make it possible to maintain attention and motivation of students despite the limited concentration period characteristic of this age group. DIRECT Method for Teens are 6 coursebooks, each including 2 stages.

DIRECT KIDS (Top Direct Publishers)

All merits of the direct method in coursebooks designed especially for primary school children. The purpose of each lesson is first of all to teach vocabulary and speaking in a pleasant and stimulating atmosphere. The syllabus, in a natural way, by means of simple questions and answers as well as visual aids introduces the child into the world of English. Children quickly acquire the skill of unrestrained communication in English.

The coursebook is divided into 7 parts, in accordance with age group and competence level:

Direct Kids - First Touch of English
The book for the youngest children 6-7 years of age. They are the first meetings with English of children who only start to learn how to read and write. Each lesson includes a series of interesting illustrated exercises so that our youngest can consolidate newly learnt material in a pleasant way.


Direct Kids 1, 2, 3, 4 - Enjoy your School Time
The coursebooks extend the basis of actively used vocabulary and introduce more possibilities for creating utterances with the use of new grammar points. Apart from extensive vocabulary derived from their environment, children learn some titbits about English speaking countries tradition and customs.


Direct Kids 5, 6 - Becoming a Teenager
The next stages mean further development of vocabulary, skill of conducting discussions on a variety of topics, as well as learning the ways of expressing and describing feelings and emotions. The books thoroughly consolidate grammar points learnt at previous stages and introduce new ones. At this stage of learning, children can already communicate and deal with various situations that they can encounter during their travels abroad.

DIRECT BUSINESS (Top Direct Publishers)

The business coursebook in the direct method convention dedicated to people interested in such issues as promotion and advertising, marketing and management, public relations, negotiations, human resources, production and competition on the market, organization of companies, planning strategies and decision making processes, finances and banking terminology, financial services, shares and many others.


Direct Business coursebooks consist of 4 parts dedicated to different business issues:

• Marketing & Management
• Computers, Banking & Finances
• Industry, Politics & Law
• Communication in Everyday Life

Direct Business includes 750 new words and idioms related to the professional language. Due to the scope of the subject matter, the course is designed for Students representing the level of competence above intermediate. People related to business willing to participate in discussions with their business partners in a more efficient way should first build a solid basis of general English and then polish their specialist vocabulary.

DIRECT ADVANCED (Top Direct Publishers)

The coursebook in the direct method convention developing vocabulary, speaking and writing at the level above FCE. Dedicated to people who would like to keep in touch with the language, develop their vocabulary and linguistic fluency above an upper-intermediate level, no matter if they are planning to take the CAE or not.


The book includes:

• rich and interesting vocabulary - over 900 words, phrases, phrasal verbs and idioms with translations and examples of usage,
• phonetic transcription of new words and phrases,
• grammar points concentrated on advanced features, showing various possibilities of usage of different constructions and how this usage affects understanding or overtones of the message.

Direct Advanced coursebooks comprise 2 parts, each including 2 stages.