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In the literature, contextual elements, as well as the compatibility between teacher beliefs and second language teaching approaches such as communicative language teaching (CLT) have been regularly cited as key factors contributing to discrepancy between beliefs and practices. However, these factors did not adequately explain what I had witnessed as a teacher educator. To explore this topic, data were gathered via questionnaire, observations, and individual interviews on the beliefs and practices of Core French teachers in the Toronto, Ontario region. In analyzing the data through the lens of a hybrid framework of complexity theory and the theory of self-efficacy, small differences in how teachers handled chaos, the term used in complexity theory to describe periods of instability in nonlinear systems such as Core French classrooms, were found to be a key factor in explaining discrepancies between beliefs and practices. Moreover, levels of self-efficacy were found to influence how teachers handled chaos. Findings also revealed important differences in outcome (e.g., teacher and student comfort with and use of the target language) in classes taught by teachers with a high degree of self-efficacy versus those with lower levels of selfefficacy.  \nRésumé  \nDans cette étude, le lien entre les croyances des enseignants de français langue seconde et leurs pratiques pédagogiques est exploré . En tant qu’ancienne formatrice d’enseignants de français langue seconde, une de mes préoccupations principales était d’aider mes étudiants à assurer une convergence entre leurs croyances et leurs pratiques. Afin d’explorer ce sujet, une recherche a été effectuée auprès d’enseignants de français langue seconde dans la région de Toronto. La recherche dans le domaine présente souvent l ’argument que les croyances desenseignants les empêchent de progresser et d’adopter des pratiques pédagogiques nontraditionnelles telles qu’une approche communicative. Pourtant, ceci ne correspond pas à ce que j ’ai observé en salle de classe. En analysant mes données à travers un cadre théorique hybride de la théorie de la complexité et la théorie de l ’auto-efficacité, je démontre que c’est la capacité d’un enseignant de gérer des moments de chaos, terme pour désigner une périoded’instabilité dans tout système non-linéaire tel que la classe de français langue seconde, qui joue un rôle déterminant. La capacité de gérer le chaos est influencée par le niveau d’autoefficacité de l ’enseignant. Ceux qui ont un niveau d’auto-efficacité plus élevé réussissent à naviguer le chaos à ce que leurs pratiques restent fidèles à leurs croyances.  \nCanadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Special Issue: 22, 1 (2019): 26-59  \nCJAL * RCLA Viswanathan 27  \nUnderstanding the Relationship Between Second Language Teacher Beliefs and Their Instructional Practices: A Case Study of Core French Teachers  \nIntroduction  \nIn this article I explore the relationship between French as a second language (FSL) teachers’beliefs and their instructional practices. To address this topic, I completed a study of Core French teachers in public secondary schools in Ontario. I collected data on the beliefs and practices of Core French teachers in the Greater Toronto Area via an online questionnaire, in-class observations, and individual interviews. 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