Veliki svjetski pisac James Joyce kraće je vrijeme (30. listopada 1904. – 5. ožujka 1905.) u Puli poučavao engleski jezik u jednoj od Berlitzovih škola, a polaznici tečaja su bili uglavnom austrijski mornarički časnici. U ovom radu, nakon pregleda osnovnih bio-bibliografskih podataka o Joyceu i prilika pod kojima je došao u najvažniju luku Dvojne Monarhije, autorica razmatra njegovo poučavanje u kontekstu tada prevladavajuće direktne ili prirodne metode nastale pod okriljem pokreta čiji je glavni cilj bio unijeti istinske promjene u nastavu stranih jezika. Rad, dakle, jest rijedak suvremeni prilog istraživanju povijesti nastave engleskog jezika u nas, a mogao bi također pobuditi zanimanje onih koje zanima književnost znamenitog irskog pisca. A great master of the world literature, James Joyce (1882-1941), spent a shorter period (30th October 1904 – 5th March 1905) in Pula, teaching English to the Austrian officers in one of the Berlitz schools, which was very influential at that time. This paper first surveys the key bio-bibliographical data about Joyce and presents the circumstances of his arrival to the most important naval port in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and then considers their possible influences on his writing. Special attention is paid to the above-mentioned school and its activities, pointing out the specific features of the Berlitz method, even today easily identified around the world, since it had a significant role in developing the methodology of foreign language teaching, especially before the Great War. It should be emphasised that data under this analysis have largely resulted from his correspondence mostly with his brother and the local newspaper clips about the foreign language learning courses. Regarding Joyce in such an unusual context, the paper should be seen also as a contribution to research on the history of English teaching and learning in the Republic of Croatia, and might be interesting to experts in the history of literature, particularly the ones studying the life and work of the famous Irish writer.