The article deals with the English teaching methods in Bukovina (1918-1930). It has been investigated the features of the direct method implementation in teaching English. We have shown the learning prerequisites of the direct method and carried out an analysis of the aspects of language learning (phonetics, vocabulary, grammar) and types of speech activity (speaking, reading, writing) according to the curricula and textbooks of that period. We have singled out the approaches and principles of teaching English and proved the basic principles of implementing the direct method of teaching English in the region. It has been discovered the teaching of phonetics and speaking at the initial stage, the lack of native language use, inductive learning of grammar. We have outlined the prospects of further research on the methods of teaching foreign languages in the territory of Bukovina.