Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and their English language proficiency: A study of nonnative EFL teachers in selected language centers

This study examined the efficacy beliefs of nonnative English speaking (NNES) EFL teachers in terms of personal capabilities to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and their perceived English language proficiency in selected language centers in one Middle-East country. Data were collected through a survey administered to 187 teachers. A modified version of the Teacher Sense of Efficacy, Scale (Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy, 2001) was used to assess efficacy, for classroom management, student engagement, and instructional strategies. The results showed that the teachers perceived efficacy was positively correlated with self-reported English proficiency. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.