This abstract examines tensions in EFL freshmen writing classes as generative AI reshapes ideas of effort, authorship, and integrity. It proposes simple, participatory classroom structures that keep teacher humanity central, support students’ critical engagement with AI, and foster shared agency, dialogue, and ethical decision-making in academic writing.
Senior Instructor II, American University in Cairo
Yasmine Salah El-Din has an MA in TEFL and a Ph. D. in Applied Linguistics. Her research interest include error corrective feedback, sociolinguistics, pragmatics and critical discourse analysis.
