FORUM DE L' ENSEIGNANT منتدى الأستاذ
Volume 22, Numéro 1, Pages 100-117
2026-10-31

From Assistance To Authorship: Negotiating Voice, Agency, And Academic Integrity In Ai-mediated Efl Writing Among Algerian University Students



Authors : Chergui Amira . Sia Selma .

Abstract

This study examined how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping academic writing among Algerian Master's EFL students by exploring its implications for voice, agency, authorship, and academic integrity. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with sixteen participants, the findings revealed that students' engagement with AI is dynamic, evolving from limited language support to increasing reliance on AI for idea generation and text production. As this reliance intensifies, many students reported a weakening of their authorial voice, diminished control over the writing process, and growing uncertainty about the ownership and ethical status of AI-mediated texts. At the same time, the study identified a group of students who engage critically with AI, using it as a reflective learning aid rather than a substitute for thinking and writing. These findings suggest that the educational challenge lies not in AI itself, but in the conditions under which it is used and the extent to which students retain intellectual responsibility for their work. The study contributes to emerging scholarship on AI-mediated writing by offering evidence from the under-researched Algerian EFL context and argues for a reconceptualization of academic integrity that emphasizes transparency, critical AI literacy, and authentic authorship.

Keywords

Agency ; Authorship ; Academic Integrity ; AI-assisted Writing ; Voice

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