This article discusses a person-centered approach to teaching foreign languages, the center of which is not the personality of the teacher, but the personal qualities and characteristics of the student. When teaching a foreign language, it is shown to organize the learning process taking into account the personal and psychological characteristics of students, their age and the characteristics of their perception. In order for the learning process to be effective, the importance and role of a favorable moral and psychological climate in the student body has been identified. In addition, the history of student-centered learning, the features of using this teaching technology are reviewed, and its compatibility with ongoing reforms in the education system is confirmed