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The aim of this research is to investigate the role of EFL teachers’ professional development programs in enhancing their subject matter and pedagogical knowledge in Jordan. A mixed method was used with (229) EFL teachers for quantitative data and (20) EFL teacher for qualitative data. A questionnaire, an interview and a classroom observation were the instruments of the research. The data has been analyzed by using descriptive statistics via SPSS and classroom descriptions. This research was conducted in different public schools in Jordan in the second semester of the academic year (2022-2023). The results showed the pre-service professional development programs have an effective role in enhancing EFL teachers’ subject matter and pedagogical knowledge regarding quantitative results. EFL teachers have high experience in subject matter and poor pedagogical knowledge regarding qualitative results. This research suggested encouraging Jordanian EFL teachers to attend more training courses, conduct more research related this topic and develop the syllabus of the current training courses. (Published abstract)