Tuesday, July 12, 2016

3-2-1 about Stephen Krashen

Who is Stephen Krashen? What is he famous for?


3 interesting things about Stephen Krashen:
1.     professor emeritus at the University of Southern California;
2.     Much of his recent research has involved the study of non-English and bilingual language acquisition;
3.     During the past 20 years, he has published over 100 books and articles and delivered over 300 lectures at universities in the USA and Canada

2 things to share about his work:
1.      “Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules, and does not require tedious drill.” Stephen Krashen
2.      “Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language – natural communication – in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding.” Stephen Krashen

1 thing to know more:
Is about his awards. He got 6 awards, and I would like to know why he was awarded them.

2 comments:

  1. Olga - Your welcome words are a terrific introduction! I'm finding Kashen's name on many pieces of research about Applied Linguistics. He must be very knowledgeable.

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    1. Thank you for your comment. I agree with you about Stephen Krashen. Is it possible to introduce some more researchers in our field to us?

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