TEACHING WRITING THROUGH LESSON STUDY AT THE SIXTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF PALOPO COKROAMINOTO UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This research deals with the effective way to apply lesson study effectively in teaching writing at the sixth semester students of Palopo Cokroaminoto University. This research applied Classroom Action Research method by using four stages, such as planning, action, observation, and reflection.The population of this research was the sixth semester students of English Language Education Study Program in CokroaminotoPalopo University in academic year 2016. The total number of population was 15 students. The researcher applied the purposive sampling technique. The instrument is writing test and observation.In collecting the data, the researcher has done three cycles. Every cycle comprises four steps, namely planning, acting, observation and reflection. Based on the findings and discussion in the previous chapter, the researcher concludes that applying lesson study is effective in teaching writing at the sixth semester students of CokroaminotoPalopo University. It can be proven by students’ mean score in the first cycle 43, in the second cycle 60 and improve became 79 in the third cycle.