Teaching Novel in Digital Age: A study of The Diary of a Social Butterfly

Authors

  • Dr. Fahmida Manzoor Associate Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Dr. Mehwish Ali Khan* Associate Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Dr. Zartashia Hanif Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

Abstract

This research paper explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence in teaching of  Moni Mohsin’s novel A diary of a social Butterfly.AI is advancing rapidly in different fields of studies. I have tried to integrate it in literature classroom (BS English, SBKWU Quetta) for an advanced teaching of the novel. In this study I have tried to explain how AI can be used to study the language, themes and tone of the novel. Reader response theory is used to analyse the text .I have selected  30 midterm papers of the students of 5th semester  section A and 30 papers from section B, 2025 session. Student’s midterm papers are analyzed and the analysis shows that the students of section A who used AI in their class room discussion have more mature response than the students of section B who have not used AI in their discussion classroom. The paper concludes that students of section A have a mature understanding of the themes because of hands on learning through the use of AI in discussion classes of the course.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Popular fiction, Literature, Digital Humanities

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Published

2026-06-09

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): Liberal Journal of Language & Literature Review

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