Applying methods as the operation principle in foreign language teaching has revealed a whole array of inconsistencies that enhanced the need for a new vision and perception in the field, which in turn, brought about a paradigm shift. Hence, the communicative approach has replaced the method with principled methodology aiming to facilitate the development of communicative competence, in keeping with the diversity of factors that come into play during the process. The article deals with and asserts the relevance of the principled methodology within the Communicative Approach and highlights the uselessness of the efforts to identify the perfect method in foreign language learning.