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Will AI replace English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary?

Some of your tasks will be automated. People who use AI will have the edge.

Task exposure to today's AI

47/100

Moderate exposure

This is the occupation's typical task mix. Your own score can be up to 30 points higher or lower depending on how you work: routine share, people contact, judgment and how much you already use AI.

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Will AI replace English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary?

Not entirely. Today's AI tools can take on about 47% of the typical work in this occupation, mostly: prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. The parts that stay human include: Teach writing or communication classes.; Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.; Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions..

People who learn to use AI for the automatable parts keep the edge. The 3-phase plan below shows where to start.

Which tasks AI can take on

The largest tasks in this occupation, their share of the working week, and how much of each today's AI tools can do.

TaskAutomatable
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. 78%
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.AI already used 62%
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.AI already used 57%
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.AI already used 57%
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.AI already used 55%
Teach writing or communication classes. 20%

+ 27 more tasks (50% of the week) in the full test.

Your human edge

  • Teach writing or communication classes.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

AI tools to try

ChatGPT / Claude for lesson materialsAI quiz and feedback toolsPresentation and image generators

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A 3-phase AI learning plan

Phase 1

Materials and preparation

  • Lesson plans, tasks and differentiated materials with AI.
  • Quizzes and answer keys.
  • Check facts and age-appropriateness yourself.

Project

Use AI to build a full 3-week unit on novel structure – lecture outlines, two differentiated close-reading tasks and a 20-item quiz with key – then fact-check every citation yourself and log hours saved.

Phase 2

Feedback and assessment

  • Rubrics and feedback drafts with AI.
  • Spotting common mistakes across student work.
  • Rules for student AI use and academic honesty.

Project

Draft an analytic rubric with AI for one essay assignment, grade 20 anonymised papers with AI-assisted feedback drafts you edit, and compare turnaround time and comment length against your last batch.

Phase 3

Teaching with AI

  • Teach students to use AI critically.
  • Assignments that work with AI, not against it.
  • Share materials and practice with colleagues.

Project

Redesign one writing assignment to require students to critique AI-generated literary analysis, pilot it with a class, and share the task plus your AI-use policy with three colleagues for feedback.
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