The AGI ensures the automation of repetitive tasks such as qualification, content management and learning personalization, allowing a much more efficient education tailored to individual student needs. However, Yolcu also points out that this technological transformation should not be seen as a threat, but as an opportunity for improvement, so that teachers assume a more strategic role, focused on accompaniment, critical thinking, ethics and emotional intelligence. The AGI, by itself, cannot replace the human factor of education, so the future of education requires a balance between technology and human pedagogy.

In this context, the role of the English teacher must also evolve significantly with the integration of AI into the classroom. Traditionally, the English teacher has been responsible for teaching grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and communicative skills, many of which can be accompanied by technology (such as listening and workbooks with interactive activities). For example, AI tools can provide real-time pronunciation practices, grammar corrections, assisted translations and detailed analysis of each student’s progress on the topics evaluated.

This gives the teacher time to focus on more complex aspects of learning that need special assistance, such as intercultural education, creating collaborative projects, the use of language in real contexts and the promotion of creativity in language. In addition, the teacher must become a mediator between technology and learning, guiding students to use AI in a critical, ethical way avoiding dependence on it. Thus, the English teacher becomes a designer of effective activities, going with contemporary practices.

Redefining the role of the teacher with the advent of artificial intelligence also means changing the way teachers are trained. In the case of those who teach English, it is not enough that they have a command of the language and know how to teach; they also need to know and use digital tools well. As Yolcu argues, this change must go hand in hand with inclusive policies, a good technological infrastructure and a student-centred approach to make the contemporary English teacher flexible, Creative and committed to the full development of its students. Your task will not only be to teach a language, but also to help train young people who know how to use technology in a critical and responsible way.