Self-Efficacy of English Language Teachers and Its Effect On their Pupils AchievementIn Baghdad Secondary Schools/Karkh2

Teachers self-efficacy plays a very important role in the process of teaching English language, and teachers have primary role in determining what is needed or what would work best with their students. The sample consists of eighty-seven English language teachers in secondary schools in Baghdad/Kaarkh2. Self-efficacy questionnaire of fifteen items was constructed. Face, content validity and reliability were verified. Then, pupils marks for the first semester were taken as their achievement.The main finding of the study indicates that: English language teachers self-efficacy has effect on their pupils achievement. In the light of the findings of the present study, several conclusions, recommendations and suggestions for further study have been made.