EFL teachers^ Perspectives on Lesson Study: Perceiving benefits and Barriers Rahmawati Upa (a*), Sri Rahayu (b)
Cokroaminoto University of Palopo, Jl. Latammacelling No 19. Palopo
Abstract
The aims of this research are identifying if and in which ways EFL teachers benefit from participating in LS and what barriers they encounter. A research design on mixed method was used and the data were gained through questionnaires and semi structured interview. There were 5 EFL teachers participated in fulfilling the questionnaires and only 3 were willing to be interviewed. The data from the questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using SPSS meanwhile the result of the interview were analyzed qualitatively using Hubberman (1994)- data reduction, data display and conclusion. The finding of the researches show some advantages gained by the teachers by doing lesson study. Besides, this research also found some barriers encountered by the teachers in doing Lesson Study. In the end, a number of implications and recommendations are drawn for the education stakeholders.
