Enhancing the Capability of Language Teachers in Developing Lesson Plans Through Academic Supervision of Staff Meeting Technique at SMP PABA Binjai

This study aims to determine the ability of language teachers in preparing Lesson Plans (RPP) through academic supervision of Staff Meeting technique at SMP PABA Binjai. The hypothesis of this research action is that the application of academic supervision of the Staff Meeting technique can improve the ability of language teachers at SMP PABA Binjai. The subjects of this study were five language teachers. The research instrument used to determine the teacher’s ability in preparing the Lesson Plan (RPP) is an interview guide and an observation sheet. To observe the academic supervision activities of staff meeting techniques using an observation sheet. The research design used is school action research which refers to the Kemmis and Taggart research model. The implementation is designed in the form of cycles, as many as two cycles. Each cycle consists of four stages of activity, namely: planning, implementation, observation and reflection. The results showed that the ability of language teachers in preparing lesson plans in the first cycle reached an average value of 85.43% in the Good category and the second cycle reached an average value of 91.85% in the Very Good category. The findings of this study indicate that the application of academic supervision of staff meeting techniques can improve the ability of language teachers in developing lesson plans at SMP PABA Binjai.