While the English language has an incontestable and legitimate claim to its popularity as the most widely taught and spoken language around the world,the right to its instruction has unavoidably been a subject of controversial misunderstanding.Critics are asserting and maintaining that this very old language can only be taught by native speakers.Wherever there is a flaw in the assimilation of the language,the non-native English instructor is singled out and accused of incompetence and distortion of the language.My questions to these critics and chattering classes are:Which non-native English speaking country in the world today can native English speaking countries boastfully claim to have successfully taught the English language and the citizens of that country are able to command the language to the satisfaction of native speakers? If they are able to cite a successful case,why then can't the true values of English teachers from that country be honestly recognized?If on the other hand, they are unable to cite a case in point,where do we level criticisms of flaw in the English language?