3 things about
Stephen Krashen
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2 things to
share about Stephen Krashen
(some of his
quotes)
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1 thing I
would like to know more about Stephen Krashen
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1. He is linguistics
expert, specializing in theories of language acquisition and development.
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1. “Language
acquisition proceeds best when the input is not just comprehensible, but
really interesting, even compelling; so interesting that you forget you are
listening to or reading another language.”
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1. How can I use Krashen’s findings in my English language
classes?
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2. S. Krashen
promotes the use of free voluntary reading during second language acquisition.
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2. S.Krashen claims that the development of literacy
and the development of language in general occur in only one way: When we
understand messages.
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3. Krashen's theory of second language acquisition consists of six main hypotheses:· The Acquisition-Learning hypothesis· The Monitor hypothesis· The Natural Order hypothesis· The Input hypothesis· The Affective Filter hypothesis· The Reading Hypothesis
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References:
1. Free Voluntary reading: New Research, Applications, and Controversies, Stephen Krashen
Paper presented at the RELC conference, Singapore, April, 2004
2. Has Whole Language Failed? Stephen Krashen
University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education. January, 2000
(Reprinted with permission of the author)
3. Retrieved from: http://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash-english.html
You gained some important information and asked a great question. Nice work so far!
ReplyDeleteMonica, thank you for your feedback! You know I'm still searching for an answer and have no idea how can I use his theories in my classroom.
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