Stephen Krashen is professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, moving from the linguistics department to the faculty of the School of Education in 1994. He is a linguist, educational researcher, and activist. Dr. Krashen has published more than 350 papers and books, contributing 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]

He spent two years in Ethiopia teaching eighth grade English and science for the Peace Corps.

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.

Awards & Criticism

• Column by Jill Stewart on the website of Arizona group English for the Children: Krashen Burn

The above link connects to an editorial published by a journalist who opposed Dr. Krashen's position on bilingual education during the 1998 campaign for Proposition 227, which eliminated bilingual education in California. The article appears on the website of a political organization, rather than in a scholarly journal. While the author is entitled to her opinions, the above piece does not represent a scholarly argument, nor does it coincide with the opinions of the overwhelming majority of linguistic and educational experts who have reviewed Dr. Krashen's research.

He was the winner of the 1982 Mildenberger Award, given for his book, Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning (Prentice-Hall).

He was co-winner of the Pimsleur Award, given by the American Council of Foreign Language Teachers for the best published article in 1985.

His 1986 paper "Lateralisation, language learning and the critical period" was selected as Citation Class by Current Contents.

In 1993 the Distinguished Presentation related to School Library Media Centers,was awarded to Dr. Krashen by editors of the School Library Media Annual.

• Response by Dr. Krashen to published criticisms by Ron Unz http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/krashen_unzFeb9.html

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: http://www.eslminiconf.net/september/krashen.html
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