This paper studies the central role of teachers’ experience in the teaching and learning of English language. The paper is qualitative and uses the descriptive research design. John Dewey’s (1916) theory of experience provides the theoretical framework on which this paper is anchored. Dewey argues that it is only through understanding that a gentleman learns about the universe. Empirical reviews made reveal that experience plays a significant role in effective teaching of English language. The study therefore recommends among others that trainee teachers should always be attached to knowledgeable ones as assistants until they acquire reasonable experience.