Stephen D. Krashen

Hello, everybody,

today I'm talking about an author that I've been reading for a while, Stephen D. Krashen. He is a professor at the University of Southern California (USC) and is most know for his 5 hypotheses on second language acquisition, like the affective filter one. In my opinion, his hypotheses are very coherent and relevant. However, there are some people that don't agree with them. The controversy is huge.
There are two of his books that I strongly recommend. The first one is Principles and practice in second language acquisition (1982) and Explorations in language acquisition and use: the Tapei lectures (2003). In this second book, Krashen revises his theory on second language acquisition that is in the first book.

There is also a video on YouTube with the polyglot Steve Kaufmann talking about Krashen's hypotheses. It is very interesting for those who don't know anything about Krashen's work and want to learn something quickly. Kaufmann is not a linguistic, but, as I've said, is a polyglot and started studying more about language acquisition motivated by his interest in different languages. This is the video I'm talking about:

For those who want to learn more about Krashen's work, you should visit his website http://www.sdkrashen.com/. There are a lot of articles and some of his books available there, including the first book I mentioned.

I'll be glad to read some comments on Krashen's hypotheses...so feel free to express yourself here!

See you,
Amanda