From Screens to Classrooms: The Correlation Between University Preparatory Class Students` Parasocial Interactions With Fictional Characters And Their English Learning Motivation

Authors : Rukiye Aslı Şahin, Hilal Özge Doğan, Fatmanur Kocagil, Kamil Arif Kırkıç

Pages : 88-113

Doi:10.48147/dada.1789991

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Publication Date : 2025-10-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study investigates the correlation between parasocial interactions of English preparatory class students with fictional characters in foreign tv shows and their motivation to learn English. The two problems aim to determine the levels of parasocial interaction and the English learning motivation among the students. The third investigates the extent to which these levels differ according to their demographic characteristics. The fourth examines the relationship between parasocial interaction and English learning motivation. It was designed as a correlational study. Its instrument includes a Demographic Information Form, a Parasocial Interaction Scale (PSIS), and a Language Learning Motivation Scale (LLMS). Data were collected from 482 students in Türkiye during two semesters and analyzed employing t-tests and one-way ANOVA. The results demonstrate that students\\\' motivation level was rated as \\\'strong,\\\' whereas their parasocial interaction level was assessed as \\\'moderate.\\\' Parasocial interaction emerged as a positive predictor of self-confidence, attitude, and personal usage.
Keywords : parasosyal etkileşim, dil öğrenme motivasyonu, kurgusal karakterler, ingilizce dil öğrenimi

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