EFL Teachers’ Resilience in Adopting AI Tools: A Review of the Iranian Context

Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI (GenAI), is revolutionizing English language teaching. AI has facilitated lesson planning, enhanced feedback, and promoted student engagement. However, integrating AI technology into education imposes significant challenges. Accordingly, educators should navigate new digital requirements and at the same time manage the emotional and professional stress that is inherent in this transition. In this review, we examine teacher resilience as a critical factor in this process and conceptualize it not as a fixed trait, but as a dynamic capacity for adaptation and professional persistence. Focusing on the Iranian EFL context where teachers face numerous constraints such as limited infrastructure, we synthesize recent research to underline the adaptive strategies and psychological factors, like trust and anxiety, that shape teacher experiences. The review proposes support mechanisms to foster resilience. This ensures that AI integration remains pedagogically sound, ethically grounded, and contextually appropriate.

کلیدواژه ها:

EFL teachers ، teacher resilience ، artificial intelligence ، AI adoption ، Iranian EFL context ، generative AI ، review