[...]Although teacher's beliefs about English may sometimes represent stereotypical impressions, these beliefs do nevertheless express realities which may influence classroom practices. In a study of the beliefs of English language teachers in Hong Kong (Richards, Tung, and Ng 1991), English teachers whose first language was Chinese felt that English has more grammar rules than Chinese, although they did not feel English had a larger vocabulary or was more flexible in terms of communication. Hartzell (1988) comments on perceptions of English by Chinese in Taiwan, and observes that English often strikes Chinese learners as being an illogical language. [...] (RICHARDS, J. C.; LOCKHART, C. Reflective teaching in Second Language Classrooms. England: C.U.P.,2012)

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