Collaborative Practitioner Research Reveals GenAI Integration Challenges in L2 Writing

While most research on generative AI (GenAI) in L2 writing focuses on students’ written products, teaching practice itself is largely ignored. To examine how GenAI integration affects L2 writing instruction in practice, two instructors taught parallel English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses at a Japanese university. One used GenAI while the other maintained the normal approach. Through collaborative practitioner research, we identified three key challenges: (1) significant changes to planning and preparation, (2) unexpected technical implementation challenges, and (3) disrupted classroom interactions and teacher roles. These findings show that GenAI’s impact extends far beyond student products, reshaping course design, classroom interactions, teacher identity, and the underlying rhythms of pedagogical practice. Our collaborative inquiry illustrates how practitioner research can uncover implementation complexities invisible to studies that mainly focus on assessable writing products, offering useful insights for teachers considering GenAI adoption. L2ライティング分野のGenAI研究の多くは学生の成果物に焦点をあわせているが、教育実践そのものはどのように変容するのだろうか。本研究では、日本の大学で並行してEAPコースを担当する2名の教員―一方はGenAIを導入し、もう一方は従来の手法を維持する―が協働的実践研究を通じ、GenAI統合がL2ライティング指導の現場にもたらす影響を検証した。その結果、(1)授業設計・準備の大幅な変容、(2)導入時の予期せぬ技術的課題、(3)教室内相互作用と教師役割の撹乱という三つの主要課題が明らかになった。これらの知見は、GenAIの影響が学生の成果物を超えてコース設計、教室内相互作用、教師のアイデンティティ、さらには教育実践のあり方そのものを再編することを示している。本協働的実践研究は、成果重視の研究では捉えきれない導入過程の複雑性を可視化し、GenAI導入を検討する教員に重要な示唆を提供するものである。

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2025-08-16
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https://doi.org/10.37546/jaltpcp2024-05
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Collaborative Practitioner Research Reveals GenAI Integration Challenges in L2 Writing

Greg Dalziel, Manuel Senna
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Collaborative Practitioner Research Reveals GenAI Integration Challenges in L2 Writing

Greg Dalziel, Manuel Senna
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While most research on generative AI (GenAI) in L2 writing focuses on students’ written products, teaching practice itself is largely ignored. To examine how GenAI integration affects L2 writing instruction in practice, two instructors taught parallel English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses at a Japanese university. One used GenAI while the other maintained the normal approach. Through collaborative practitioner research, we identified three key challenges: (1) significant changes to planning and preparation, (2) unexpected technical implementation challenges, and (3) disrupted classroom interactions and teacher roles. These findings show that GenAI’s impact extends far beyond student products, reshaping course design, classroom interactions, teacher identity, and the underlying rhythms of pedagogical practice. Our collaborative inquiry illustrates how practitioner research can uncover implementation complexities invisible to studies that mainly focus on assessable writing products, offering useful insights for teachers considering GenAI adoption. L2ライティング分野のGenAI研究の多くは学生の成果物に焦点をあわせているが、教育実践そのものはどのように変容するのだろうか。本研究では、日本の大学で並行してEAPコースを担当する2名の教員―一方はGenAIを導入し、もう一方は従来の手法を維持する―が協働的実践研究を通じ、GenAI統合がL2ライティング指導の現場にもたらす影響を検証した。その結果、(1)授業設計・準備の大幅な変容、(2)導入時の予期せぬ技術的課題、(3)教室内相互作用と教師役割の撹乱という三つの主要課題が明らかになった。これらの知見は、GenAIの影響が学生の成果物を超えてコース設計、教室内相互作用、教師のアイデンティティ、さらには教育実践のあり方そのものを再編することを示している。本協働的実践研究は、成果重視の研究では捉えきれない導入過程の複雑性を可視化し、GenAI導入を検討する教員に重要な示唆を提供するものである。

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