Rubaiat, ShakikaIslam, Sadia2026-08-192026-08-1920262026-05ID 24363005https://hdl.handle.net/10361/29321This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English, 2026.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-72).The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings some opportunities and challenges for the people of the new technologically advanced world, specifically in the education sector. Particularly in the context of students' assessment the impact of AI is more vivid. This study examines the kinds of assessment challenges tertiary level's English language teachers face in this AI era, how they deal with those challenges, and their preferences regarding new types of assessments in response to AI. Qualitative research methodology has been followed to conduct this study. The relevant data have been collected through semi-structured interviews. Four faculty members participated in this study and the data were analysed thematically. This findings identified some significant challenges regarding assessment such as unable to differentiate AI-Generated work and Student-driven Work, difficulty in assessing students’ actual skill or learning progress, unsupervised Take-Home assessments are the most problematic and teachers lack institutional training on effective student assessment in the AI era. This study also highlighted some teachers' preferable assessment in response to AI those are employing creative tasks, process-oriented assessment and project-based assessment etc. The study strongly emphasizes the demand for institutional training on assessment and effective policies on ethical AI integration in the education sector.138 pagesen-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalBRAC University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/English languageArtificial intelligenceTertiary level educationAcademic assessmentLanguage assessmentLanguage and educationEnglish language--Study and teaching (Higher)--Foreign speakers.Universities and colleges--Examinations.Artificial intelligence--Educational applications.Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on.Educational tests and measurements.Thesis