Abstarct: Methods course is one of useful sources through which teacher learners can enrich their language teaching knowledge. The importance of methods course has been ignored by scholars while it really needs to be explored to help the educational system of our country. This study aims at exploring teacher educators’ perceptions of the effectiveness of methods course and also uncovering their suggestions for improvement. Initial participants were selected through purposive sampling followed by theoretical sampling baxsed on the principles of grounded theory. Data were gathered through interviews along with memo writings and three main categories were found; pitfalls of the methods course, strengths of the methods course (building student learners’ background, providing purposeful methods, acting as a pre-requisite for effective practice), and suggestions for improvement (do it by practice, leaving room for teacher initiatives, taking contextual constraints into account). Taking the findings of this study into account results in improvement in educational system through which both teacher educators and teacher learners make benefit out of it.