The Implementation of Lesson Study in English Language Learning: A Case Study

Abstract

Lesson Study as a growing interest in the education world has attracted educators, experts, and professionals in the area to make use of it in improving the lessons-it also happens in Indonesia. Originally applied in the teaching of mathematics in Japan, now it turns to be used in other fields, and English is one of them. This paper highlights the guideline on Lesson Study and pictures its application in a private senior high school in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The adaptation of Lesson Study is interesting since Japan and Indonesia have different cultural background. How Lesson Study is usually implemented in Japan and the US and how it is applied in Indonesia will be seen here. As this is a case study, it will only focus on a school and the result should not be used to generalize Lesson Study applications in Indonesia. Interview and observation were instruments used in this study. The interview was used to gain information on how Lesson Study was normally conducted and observation (and the researchers' involvements) was used to see the real implementation of Lesson Study. What happened during the implementation of Lesson Study and during the teaching and learning process become a great attention here.

Lesson Study for Professional Development of English Language Teachers: Key Takeaways from International Practices

“…Walker (2011) reported that her learning study practice demonstrated evidence for more "language-aware" science teachers and empowered these teachers by making them feel more competent in a contentbased education context in. Another study from the Indonesian context authored by Nashruddin and Nurrachman (2016) investigated the lesson study model in a case study design in teaching EFL at high school context. Drawing attention to the inclusive characteristic of the model, they suggested that inclusion of all ideas while co-developing lessons play an important role in the success of this model.…”

Increasing Students’ English Language Learning Levels via Lesson Study

“…In this manner, it can be said that using lesson study nationally and in other courses could contributes to both teachers' in-service professional development and students' learning. According to related literature, there are a lot of research about lesson study contributions to students' achievement especially in English and mathematics courses (Boran & Tarım, 2016;Coşkun, 2017;Kıncal & Beypınar, 2015;Koçak et al, 2018;Nashruddin & Nurrachman, 2016;Saito et al, 2015). The results of the study about teachers' views about lesson study are parallel to international and national studies' results (Boran & Tarım, 2016;Bozkuş et al, 2017;Cheung & Wong, 2014;Gonzalez & Deal, 2017;Günay, Yücel-Toy, & Bahadır, 2016;Howell & Saye, 2016).…”

Lesson study implementation: How is the students’ language learning motivation?

“…The third is by Nashruddin and Nurrachman (2016) carried out a case study about the implementation of a lesson study in English language learning in Malang, East Java. They administered interviews and observations to investigate the effectiveness of lesson study in English language classrooms.…”