{"id":227651,"date":"2026-06-08T04:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/english-language-teachers-job-replacement-appraisals-and-coping-strategies-to-face-the-ai-apps-threat-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T04:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:30:17","slug":"english-language-teachers-job-replacement-appraisals-and-coping-strategies-to-face-the-ai-apps-threat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/english-language-teachers-job-replacement-appraisals-and-coping-strategies-to-face-the-ai-apps-threat-2\/","title":{"rendered":"English language teachers&#8217; job replacement: appraisals and coping strategies to face the AI apps threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/education\/articles\/10.3389\/feduc.2026.1854751\/full\">English language teachers&#8217; job replacement: appraisals and coping strategies to face the AI apps threat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/education\/articles\/10.3389\/feduc.2026.1854751\/full\">https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/education\/articles\/10.3389\/feduc.2026.1854751\/full<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-08 04:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.frontiersin.org\">www.frontiersin.org<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Study Objective<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To examine English teachers&#8217; perceptions regarding the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to replace them in teaching roles through the lens of Protection Motivation Theory (PMT).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Participants and Methodology<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The study involved 27 English language teachers from Lima, Peru, who were interviewed using a semi-structured interview protocol.<\/li>\n<li>PMT provided the theoretical framework for analyzing the interview data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Results: Threat and Coping Appraisals<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Threat appraisal showed polarized views: most teachers believed AI was unlikely to affect the demand for English teachers, while a minority saw AI as a current or future threat.<\/li>\n<li>An emergent finding identified a profile of teachers more susceptible to AI replacement.<\/li>\n<li>For coping appraisal, participants outlined four adaptive strategies: integrating AI into teaching, AI training, fostering close student relationships, and adapting classes didactically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Discussion\/Conclusion<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three main patterns emerged from the findings:\n<ol>\n<li>A polarization in threat perception due to varying information exposure and cognitive engagement,<\/li>\n<li>Identifying a more vulnerable teacher profile influenced by peer perception rather than self-assessment,<\/li>\n<li>Adaptation strategies were primarily planned by those who perceived a threat from AI.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>The study suggests extending PMT&#8217;s applicability to educational settings and emphasizes the importance of staying informed about AI, developing competencies, and maintaining strong human connections with students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>artificial intelligence, higher education, job replacement, language teachers, Protection Motivation Theory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Copyright and Permissions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The article is open-access under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), allowing use and distribution under certain conditions as per academic practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The claims made in the article are those of the authors and may not represent the views of their affiliated organizations or the publisher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English language teachers&#8217; 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