Liquid identities and generative AI : a research-practice partnership exploring English language teachers’ integration of AI tools for teaching writing

Abstract

This chapter discusses a research-practice partnership (RPP) project involving a collaboration between two university-based researchers and two English language teachers working in private language schools in Malta. Utilizing collaborative action research (CAR), the project explores how the integration of generative AI tools (specifically ChatGPT) into the process of teaching writing impacts teachers' professional identity[cite: 1, 1]. In light of the concept of "liquid modernity," the study examines how technological disruptions contribute to the evolving, fluid nature of teacher roles. The findings highlight the transition of teachers from traditional instructors to facilitators, collaborators, and advisors who foster crucial twenty-first-century skills, including AI literacy and critical thinking frameworks.