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Studies of teacher beliefs about language learning,
as compared to student beliefs, are relatively less
common, especially concerning English language
learning in Asian countries. The educational reform
movement in Taiwan encourages learning English for
communicative purposes and values individual
interests. However, many current in-service English
teachers and parents learned English via grammar
translation method and testing, which focuses on the
correction of language forms. As a result, these
English teachers and parents may or may not share
similar views about the changing trends in English
learning. A survey and an interview protocol were
served as data collection instruments. Teacher
beliefs toward English learning in Taiwan were fully
revealed in this book. The book provides the mutual
understandings between eastern and western
perspectives in terms of language education.

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