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ChatGPT has the potential to revolutionize education. By allowing machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) algorithms to interact with students in real-time, ChatGPT can provide students with personalized and interactive learning experiences that are tailored specifically for their individual needs. This study uses Technology Acceptance Model to explore the attitudes of faculty members towards using ChatGPT. Semi-structured interviews with 20 faculty members of a private university in Pakistan were conducted. The responses from the interviews indicate that university faculty are generally cautious in their approach to using ChatGPT. The faculty members had a negative perception and attitude towards using ChatGPT. Potential risks such as cheating and plagiarism were cited as major concerns, while potential benefits such as ease in lesson planning and assessment were also noted. The results of this study suggest that university faculty need more information and education about ChatGPT in order to make informed decisions about its use. Additionally, future research should focus on student perceptions and the use of quantitative methods to gain further insight into how university faculty are using ChatGPT for teaching and learning purposes.

Companies are focused on improving intergenerational diversity in the workplace by making the organizational environment more inclusive. Not only does intergenerational diversity improve organizational competitiveness but also it benefits the employees as they can learn from each other’s varied experiences and styles. However, as it is with managing other forms of diversity, coping with intergenerational conflicts can be challenging for the employers. Traditional societies, like Pakistan and China, place great importance on respecting older generations. The academic hierarchy is still based on the seniority of its teachers. Therefore, investigating the perception of employees, of Pakistani and Chinese Universities, on intergenerational working relationships provided better insights into the intergenerational workplace diversity issues. A qualitative study was conducted via 20 semi-structured interviews from faculty members. Findings revealed that although both sets of employees had shown high levels of satisfaction, in terms of the intergenerational working relationships but the old employees were more vocal in terms of how they had to adjust while working with the young employees. On the other hand, young employees were more appreciative of the senior employees and acknowledged their contribution more.

The paper aims at studying the ways power and inequality are enacted in a Pakistani talk show aired on Capital TV on 14th August 2019. The research primarily focused on analyzing turn-taking patterns of the discussion held between the host of the program and three guests. The analysis revealed the unequal distribution of turns implying the unequal distribution of power between the host and guests as well as between the guests. The host of the program through her discourse asserted power as she was the one to control the topic of discussion throughout the program. Her power can be attributed to the power of media. Besides, one of the guest speakers, Jawwad asserted his power through his knowledge. The female speaker did not have enough representation and was not given enough chance to share her views, therefore, it can be concluded that gender was another element that played an important part in forming the power relations in the discussion that was observed.Keywords: Critical Discourse Analysis, Discourse Power Relations, Media Discourse and Talk Shows, Turn-taking

The study aims at studying gender differences in the ways male and female students take turns and participate in a mixed-gender classroom. Two groups of first-year English compulsory classes held at two different departments (Geography and Economics) at the University of Karachi took part in the study. The results revealed that in the Geography Department, where there was a female teacher, male students were more dominating as compared to the female students who hardly participated in the class. They took more turns and participated better in the classroom discussion. In addition, they also interrupted the teacher and the female counterparts when they tried to contribute to the discussion. On the other hand, at the Department of Economics, female students had more number of turns. They dominated the classroom as compared to the male students. Besides, the study revealed that the gender of the teacher played an important part in shaping the discourse taking place in the classroom.

Online grocery stores are becoming more popular than ever. As the number of consumers of online grocery stores increases, understanding e-loyalty in this context is pivotal. Despite its growing importance, e-loyalty in online grocery shopping is a less explored area in expanding e-commerce literature. The purpose of this research is to examine and understand the mediating role of e-satisfaction on e-loyalty in context of online grocery shopping. Predictors (convenience, merchandising, site design, and financial security) identified in Szymanski and Hise’s e-satisfaction model are used to further extend the model by examining their relationship with e-loyalty through mediation from e-satisfaction. The proposed model was tested on a sample of 351 online shoppers through the database of two large online grocery stores in Pakistan. The results were measured through regression analysis. Findings suggest that there is no significant relationship between any of the variables under study. Moreover, the mediating effect of e-satisfaction on e-loyalty was also not found. The results indicate significant contribution in three main areas: provides new insights for understanding e-loyalty, rejects Szymanski and Hise’s e-satisfaction model in the context of online grocery shopping, and validates findings of previous researchers who had suggested distinguish nature of online grocery shopping. Managers need to adopt different strategies for online grocery shopping due to the perishable and variable nature of the products. Some other variables can also be added to the model, such as e-trust and e-service quality, to further validate the research model.

The research paper aims at studying the attitudes of the students of Islamic Learning and Education Faculty towards English at the University of Karachi. It is based on testing the hypothesis that the students of Islamic Learning Faculty have less positive attitudes towards English as compared to the students of Education faculty through a survey on first year students of both faculties. A five-point Likert scale was used to conduct a survey on 151 students of the Islamic Learning faculty and 135 students of the Education faculty. The results were calculated using an independent t-testand standard deviation which reveals that there is a minor difference in the attitudes of thestudent of both faculties. The students of the Education faculty showed more positive attitudes when asked about the importance of English as compared to the attitudes of the students of Islamic Learning Faculty. However, the difference in their attitude is negligible. As the results reveal a minor association between the attitudes of the learners and their faculty, the study; therefore, proves the null hypothesiswhich says that there is no significant difference between the attitudes of the students of both the faculties. Keywords: attitudes; English language; t-test; standard deviation; Islamic learning faculty; education faculty; likert-scales