Stephen Krashen Quick Facts

Stephen Krashen (b. 1941) is an American Linguist, educational researcher, political activist, and professor emeritus at the University of Southern California.

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Birth Name: Stephen Krashen
Date of Birth: 1941
Placf Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nationality: American
Alma Mater: University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen Krashen is known for: work in establishing a general theory of second language acquisition, as the cofounder of the Natural Approach, and as the inventor of sheltered subject matter teaching.
Stephen Krashen is widely criticized because: his theories lack substantial empirical content and have limited explanatory power.
Krashen is influenced by: Professor Jim Cummins

Quotes

“Language is best taught when it is being used to transmit messages, not when it is explicitly taught for conscious learning.” ― Stephen Krashen, The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom (1983)

Major Works

Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning (1981)
Language Two (1982)
Child-adult Differences in Second Language Acquisition (1982)
Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition (1982)
Language Two (1982)
The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom (1983)
Writing--research, theory, and applications (1984)
The input hypothesis (1985)
Inquiries & Insights: Second Language Teaching: Immersion & Bilingual Education, Literacy (1985)
Language Acquisition and Language Education (1989)
Fundamentals of language education (1992)
The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research( 1993)
Under Attack: The Case against Bilingual Education 1996)
Every Person a Reader: An Alternative to the California Task Force Report on Reading (1996)
The Case for Late Intervention: Once a Good Reader, Always a Good Reader (1996)
Sheltered English/ ESL Manual (1997)
Foreign language education the easy way (1997)
Three Arguments Against Whole Language & why They are Wrong (1999)
Condemned without a Trial: Bogus Arguments against Bilingual Education (1999)
Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use (2003)
Power of Reading: Insights from the Research 2nd Edition (2004)
Summer Reading: Program and Evidence (2008)
Free Voluntary Reading (2011)
Fourth Estate, Fall 2016: Developing Esol Language Proficiency (2016)
Comprehensible and Compelling: The Causes and Effects of Free Voluntary Reading (2017)

Did You Know?

Stephen Krashen received his doctorate degree from the University of California in the year 1972.
Krashen is chiefly noted for postulating a number of SLA theories such as the Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis, the Input Hypothesis, the Monitor Hypothesis, the Affective Filter Hypothesis, and the Natural Order Hypothesis.
Krashen based many of his ideas on the theories of Professor Jim Cummins of the University of Toronto.
He founded the Natural Approach (1983) in association with Terrell.
His Bilingual Education is widely used in ESL classrooms in California, USA.
Krashen's Bilingual Education earned him a lot of money.
Despite its influence across the country, the bilingual education is heavily criticized for its lack of scientific evidence and de-emphasis on English phonics, grammar, spelling, reading, or writing.
Before proposing bilingual education, Krashen was an advocate of "structured immersion" English-language training for children.
He spends hours on the Internet to respond numerous queries regarding his theories.
Krashen has authored numerous books and articles contributing to the fields of second language acquisition, bilingual education, and literacy.

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