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belief is the narration of something that is below the level of knowledge. It does not belong to the classifications of knowledge. And the connection between belief and knowledge is “Knowledge is belief tested by time” (comfort, 1935; quoted from Liu Hua, 2004). According to modern psychology, belief  is  defined  as  the  individual‟s permanent  and unchangeable view of a certain theory or idea about nature and society. It can be said that belief is the spiritual mentor for people to interpret and change the world, and the incentive force for all activities. Once  a  certain  belief  is  established,  it  will  affect  people‟s psychology and behavior, which  determines  the  speed,  direction,  and  effect  of  individual  development  and growth;  at  the  same  time,  once  a  certain  belief  is  shaken  or  disintegrated,  it  is  the beginning of people‟s mental collapse and behavior degradation (Yu Guoliang, Xin Ziqiang, 2000). In short, belief is the accumulation of personal knowledge of the real world, which contains cognitive feelings and skills, and can guide individual thinking and action. 

2.1.2 Definitions of Teacher’s Belief

Although the issue of teacher‟s belief has been concerned by the educational and psychological  circles  in  recent  years,  there  is  no  consistent  definition  of  its connotation.  Different  beliefs  including  “educational  belief”,  “teacher‟s  belief”  and “teaching  belief”  have  appeared  in  China.  However,  domestic  scholars  do  not  pay attention  to  the  differences  between  educational  belief, teacher‟s belief and teaching belief and they mix these beliefs together.

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2.2 Theoretical Foundation

Teacher Cognition and Focus on Form play a significant role in teachers‟ belief. They are the theoretical foundations of this research and are elaborated as follows.

2.2.1 Teacher Cognition

In  recent  years,  scholars  at  home  and  abroad  have  made  new  progress  in  the research of teachers‟ teaching beliefs both in theory and in practice. At the same time, the discussion of English teachers‟ beliefs in grammar teaching is in the ascendant.

Cognition  is  an  elemental  part  of  psychology.  It  is  a  person‟s  capability  and behavior  to  pay  attention  to  things  and  obtain  information  rationally.  Broadly speaking, it is the core of thinking activities. As cognition is formed based on memory and  perception,  it  has  an  effect  on  perception  and  memory.  So  what  is  cognition? There are different explanations for this. According to Gui Shichun (1991), cognition is a psychological process as well as a process of acquiring and applying k本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。