AI anxiety and readiness of English language teachers and students: A Philippine university case study

While the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is steadily gaining ground in schools globally, higher education institutions in the Philippines have been slow to construct policy to govern its use and help ensure responsible application to benefit teaching and learning goals.As of the time of this writing, only one state university has documented in its official website a policy statement relating to AI use.Benchmarking on this practice while acknowledging the unique context of each university, a three-part project was designed to help understand the attitudes and application of GAI in the English language teaching (ELT) in a top-ranking, private university in Metro Manila.The focus on ELT is justified by the critical implication of GAI use in relation to writing and research pedagogy.This quantitative study evaluates the readiness and anxiety of English language teachers and students toward the use of GAI tools and the demographic variables that have statistically significant influence on their selfreported attitudes.The results show that while both teachers and students share a positive attitude and readiness towards integrating AI in the ELT classroom, there are concerns which could be allayed in the presence of robust policies which will define the ethical use of GAI tools in producing authentic assessments.Future investigation could focus on identifying strategies to effectively integrate the use of AI in the ELT classroom.