The author draws attention towards a perceived inefficiency of current EFL teaching methods in preparing learners for todays demands of intercultural communication. He goes on to point out the cause of such educational dilemma in the adoption of capitalist ideals as these attempt to turn language education into a highly profitable business - a fact known as Language Commodification. The specific pedagogical issues, apparent in todays methods, are shown to be rooted in the above commodification tendencies, either directly or not. An ecological approach is thus proposed as a viable alternative...