Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research

The paper represents an excursus in methods in teaching English. A lot of methods in teaching languages have been developed throughout the history of mankind. The paper also considers the main of them, their advantages and disadvantages. It remains obvious that at the end of the XX century there was a "revolution" in the methods of teaching English. Previously, priorities were given to grammar, almost mechanical mastery of vocabulary, reading and literary translation. These are the principles of the "old school", which (it is worth paying tribute to it) still bore fruit, but at what cost? Language acquisition was carried out through long routine work. The tasks offered were quite monotonous: reading the text, translating, memorizing new words, retelling, and exercises on the text.