Stephen Krashen

Stephen Krashen is professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, and is a linguist, educational researcher, and activist. Stephen Krashen has contributed to the fields of second language acquisition (SLA), bilingual education, and reading. He is credited with introducing various influential concepts and terms in the study of second language acquisition, including the distinction between acquisition and learning, the Input Hypothesis, Monitor Theory, the Affective Filter, and the Natural Order Hypothesis.

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

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