the relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement in english and general subjects of the students of high school

according to research, academic self-concept and academic achievement are mutually interdependent. in the present study, the aim was to determine the relationship between the academic self-concept and the academic achievement of students in english as a foreign language and general subjects. the participants were 320 students studying in 4th grade of high school in three cities of noor, nowshahr and chaloos in west of mazandaran province who were chosen using intact sampling method. the research findings showed a close relationship between academic self-concept and measures of academic achievement in both english and grade point average. it is necessary to give sufficient and proper attention to self-concept and teachers should be offered methodogical guidance in order to work on it through the educational process.