Stephen Krashen

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Steven D. Krashen
Born	1941 Chicago, Illinois
Occupation	Linguist, educational researcher
Employers	University of Southern California
Title	Professor emeritus

Stephen Krashen is professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, and is a linguist, educational researcher, and activist. Krashen has contributed to the fields of second language acquisition (SLA), bilingual education, and reading.^{[1] [2]} He is credited with introducing various influential concepts and terms in the study of second language acquisition, including the Acquisition-learning hypothesis, the Input Hypothesis, Monitor Theory, the Affective Filter, and the Natural Order Hypothesis.^[3] Most recently, Krashen promotes the use of free voluntary reading during second language acquisition, of which he says "I believe that it is the most powerful tool we have in language education, first and second." ^[4]

Krashen was inducted into the International Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame in 2005. ^[5] Krashen is a member of the National Association for Bilingual Education and was elected to the NABE Executive Board in 2005. ^[6]

[edit] External links

• Books and articles by Stephen D Krashen
• NPR Talk of the Nation episode featuring Stephen Krashen
• Krashen's Comprehension Hypothesis Model of L2 learning Applied linguist Vivian Cook's page on Krashen's hypotheses.

[edit] Criticism

• Column by Jill Stewart on the website of Arizona group English for the Children: Krashen Burn
• Column by Jill Stewart from the Los Angeles New Times, pub. 2000: Catatonic Stupor

[edit] References

1. ^ District Administration: the magazine for K-12 education leaders. The Pulse: education's place for debate. "Stephen Krashen Bio". Retrieved from http://www.districtadministration.com/pulse/commentpost.aspx?news=no&postid=16805
2. ^ National Association for Bilingual Education. 2005 NABE Executive Board Election, Regional Representatives, West Region —Candidates’ Statements & Biographies. PDF downloaded from http://www.nabe.org/documents/elections/west.pdf
3. ^ Krashen, S. (2003) Explorations in Language Acquisiton and Use. Portsmouth: Heimemann.
4. ^ Scott, R.(2002) Achievement Profile: Stephen Krashen. Available at: [1]
5. ^ International Reading Association. (2007). Reading hall of fame. Retrieved from http://www.readinghalloffame.org/members.html
6. ^ NABE. Press release: "NABE ELECTS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TO EXECUTIVE BOARD". Retrieved from http://www.nabe.org/press/press7.html