Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching Volume 8, Issue 1, (2018) 01-10 www.gjflt.eu The relationship between teacher autonomy and teacher’s sense of self-efficacy Hadi Farjami, Department of English Language and Literature, Semnan University, Semnan 3514948681, Iran. Ehsan Kazemi *, Payame Noor University, No. 82 Niyayesh Alley, Bistmertri Vahdat Street, Semnan 3514948681, Iran. Suggested Citation: Farjami, H. & Kazemi, E. (2018). The relationship between teacher autonomy and teacher’s sense of self -efficacy. Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching. 8(1), 01–10. Received from August 26, 2017; revised from October, 05, 2017; accepted from January 20, 2018. Selection and peer review under responsibility of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jesus Laborda Garcia, Alcala University, Spain. © 2018 SciencePark Research, Organization & Counseling. All rights reserved. Abstract The present study aims to investigate the relationship between teacher autonomy and teacher’s sense of self -e ffi ca cy, the two self-perceived constructs which turn to be the major concerns of current educational practitioners. A total number of 100 EFL teachers (male and female), who taught in English institutes, were participated voluntarily. The researchers employed a couple of self-reported questionnaires, Teacher Autonomy Scale and Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale. The two questionnaires were administered to teachers. After gathering the raw data from the questionnaires, the SPSS software was employed to have some statistical and interpretable data. The obtained correlation results indicated that there was a negative reversed relationship between the two variables; in other words, more teacher autonomy leads to a lower level of self-efficacy. The presumption is that when you are more autonomous in your teaching practice, you will feel more efficient. The results of this study are contrary to this presumption. Keywords: EFL teachers, teacher autonomy, teacher’s sense of self -effi ca cy. * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Ehsan, Kazemi, Payame Noor University, No. 82 Niyayesh Alley, Bistmertri Vahdat Street, Semnan 3514948681, Iran. E-mail address: ehsan.kazemi2013@yahoo.com / Tel.:+98-91-93-741-089