Improving Novice Lecturers’ Teaching Ability onthe English for Specific Purposes (ESP) throughthe Implementation of Lesson Study

摘要

It is mandatory for higher education institution (HEI) to improve the quality of their teaching staff simultaneously as a basis tocontribute more to society. This research aims to improve novice lecturers’ teaching ability. The target of this program is 2 (two) novicelecturers in the English Department who teach ESP Reading. The skill aims to improve in the LS is reading skill as the lecturers wanted togain more knowledge about how to teach Reading well. Also, reading skill is taught in six different levels such as; Reading I, Reading II,Reading III, and Reading IV, as well as ESP Reading I and ESP Reading II. To overcome that issue, it applied Lesson Study (LS) as a formof Classroom Action Research (CAR) which covers three stages; Plan, Do, and See. In the Plan stage, LS team collaborated to planteaching and learning. In Do stage, the lecturers applied the teaching and learning based on the teaching and learning scenario that hadbeen approved previously. In See stage, the LS team applied reflection on the teaching and learning that was just presented. The resultsindicated that LS could improve novice lecturers' teaching ability.