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The history of English language teaching is a remarkable testimony of how pedagogy evolves and adapts itself to changing environments, cultures, trends and purposes. Right from the ancient Classical Method to the more recent Audio-lingual Method, educationists have theorised and put into practice various methods of teaching English for the benefit of learners who are not native speakers of English but wish to learn it in order to move up the ladder socially, academically and professionally. The Direct Method, the Audio-lingual Method, Designer method, Suggestopedia, Silent Way, Grammar-Translation Method, among many others, are some ways in which English has been taught. History bears witness to the fact that the pedagogical approach is more student-centric today than it was in the past. Educationists are mindful of taking into consideration the temperament, need, interest, psychological state, mental ability, ethnicity, culture and social background of the learner. In other words, the approach has become more inclusive and student-centred. Similarly, ESL programs endeavour to accommodate students from different language backgrounds, accepting the inevitable mother tongue influence in the way they use English.