Dr Evelyn I. Aiyede & Dr Mopelola Susan Olakunde
Abstract
This paper discusses the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI technologies into the teaching of prose literature-in-English. The paper identifies the weaknesses of students in prose Literature-in-English which partly accounts for the poor results recorded in Literature in English at public examinations and argues that while scholars have made frantic efforts through research to mitigate the problem, integrating AI to enhance effective prose Literature-in-English instruction, has not been given adequate attention. In trying to explore the option of using AI to teach prose Literature-in-English, the paper reasons that opportunities and challenges of integrating AI should be brought to the fore so that teachers of prose Literature-in-English could adequately prepare for the smooth integration of AI. The paper concludes that integration of AI in prose Literature in English teaching offers both significant opportunities and challenges, therefore, effectiveness of integrating AI in Prose Literature-in-English instruction is contingent on teachers’ readiness to seize the opportunities and confront the challenges attending to its use.