The methodology of teaching English, like any other methodology, is a pedagogical science. It studies the problems of instruction and education in the process of teaching English. In studying these problems methodology has to rely on the theory of instruction and the theory of education and applies them to the special conditions of teaching English.
Instruction as a social phenomenon is a bilateral process, in which the teacher who teaches and the pupils who acquire knowledge work closely together. The task of the methodology is to improve the process of teaching English by enabling teachers to work efficiently and to be conscious of their purpose. However, in order to apply successfully the principles set forth by methodology, the teacher has to master the art of teaching.
Art in teaching implies a sound knowledge, a continuous analysis of one’s own work and of the experience of others, the search for new, scientifically sound means for the continual improvement of teaching, and the acquisition of knowledge. It also means the creative connection between the theory and practice of teaching.1
