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Last update: 10 July 2026
Who is sitting in front of you, and what does that mean for how you teach writing?
The book gives you five traits shaped by digital immersion. The fastest way to make them useful is to turn each into something you can actually observe this week, not just understand in theory.
| Trait | What it looks like in your room | First teaching move |
|---|---|---|
| Shorter tolerance for low stimulation | Checking phone, restarting tasks, "is this almost done?" | Break any task over 8 minutes into a visibly different "beat" |
| Parallel attention | Switching apps/tabs rapidly, seems unaffected | Name and protect one sustained "deep work" stretch per lesson |
| Visual fluency | Vivid talk, flat writing | Image → 5 words → sentence, never image → paragraph directly |
| Collaborative by default | Discomfort with solo, silent writing | Asynchronous peer comments for anxious learners, not just live pair talk |
| Fast feedback expectations | Disengagement during week-long grading turnaround | One fast, light touch same-day + one slower, deeper touch within the week |
Strong responses notice that L1 chat writing already shows audience awareness - adjusting tone for a parent versus a friend - and that this is the same underlying skill academic English writing requires, even though the surface features differ completely.
"This app is so slow" about a 4-second load time is calibration, not defiance - a lifetime of near-instant responses sets that expectation. Acknowledge it briefly rather than arguing with it.
Most students discover they have far more daily AI exchanges than realised, almost none connected to English class - a natural lead-in to "this course teaches you to use it well, not avoid it."