As with language teaching and learning, many factors are at work disregarding of which makes teaching absolutely futile. This introspective paper shows that teaching is bound to many other factors not normally regarded within the framework many teachers apply. Practicality of teaching methods is highly dependent on the kind of learners; that is, their being ESL or EFL. Regarding Iranian learners, who are EFL learners, methods to teach ESL learners would be of low achievement and fruitfulness. There will soon be a call for an approach or a method for Iranian language learners.