... First, the beliefs of the participants in the learning of English, the learning of speaking and the usefulness of classroom speaking activities are described Second, the comparison between the teachers’. .. Results of teachers’ general beliefs Descriptive Statistics General beliefs Beliefs in the learning of English Beliefs in the learning of speaking Beliefs in the usefulness of speaking activities. .. 17 4.1 Students’ and teachers’ beliefs in English language learning and speaking skill learning 17 4.2 Students’ and teachers’ beliefs in the usefulness of classroom speaking activities