M.A. Thesis:

Investigating the Relationship Between Academic Self-concept and Achievement Score Among Male and Female ٫Introverted and Extroverted university EFL Learners

The present quantitative study attempts to investigate the relationship between academic self-concept and achievement scores among male and female, introverted, and extroverted EFL learners. The study employed a quantitative method in data collection and analysis to provide sufficient evidence. The population of the study included 200 male and female Iranian EFL students learning in foreign language institutes, in Sabzevar. Their language proficiency was from pre-intermediate to advance. The data were collected through two different questionnaires, and one test, which included, preliminary English test (PET), Eysenck's personality questionnaire (EPQ), and Academic self-concept questionnaire (ASCQ). The results of the effect size test revealed that there is not any significant relationship between gender and academic self-concept, also there is a positive relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement. Pearson correlation test also demonstrated that there was a significant relationship between academic self-concept and proficiency English test. The findings of the study could bring new insights to the language pedagogy and provide guidelines for future researchers, language learners, and EFL teachers in the study of second language learning and teaching.

Keywords: Academic Self-Concept; Academic Achievement; Introverted; Extroverted