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المستخلص The current research aimed to identify the major components of self-efficacy for EFL experimental language schools elementary teachers through descriptive case-study, develop and validate a scale for measuring teachers’ self-efficacy, develop a professional development training program for improving EFL teachers’ self-efficacy and identify its effects on their students’ language performance. The researcher used a descriptive case study approach to reveal the major components of self-efficacy for elementary experimental language schools teachers and to design a clear strategy for developing EFL teachers’ professional skills. In addition, the researcher used the experimental approach to identify the effects of the self-efficacy training program designed for the participants. Research sample included 21 EFL elementary teachers of Al-Nasr experimental school, Tanta, Egypt who were purposefully nominated to participate in this research. In addition, 10 EFL teachers from Al-Galaa Distinguished Language School, Tanta, were nominated as a pilot sample for validating research tools. Students’ language performance observation sheet was applied to 338 students from Al-Nasr experimental school. Results indicated that the training programe had positive effects on developing EFL elementary schools teachers’ Intellectual Efficacy, Performance Efficacy, Productive Efficacy and Emotional Efficacy. In addition, the recommended training program had positive effects on improving elementary schools students’ language performance. Key words: self-efficacy, language performance, professional developmen |