Professor Emeritus. Author of The Power of Reading (2004), Free Voluntary Reading (2011), Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use (2003).
Los Angeles,CA
Joined March 2009
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Stephen Krashen retweeted
Inequality has jeopardized the future of Social Security.
As the rich have gotten richer, more and more of their income has escaped the cap on the Social Security payroll tax.
We should be focused on fixing this by scrapping the cap, not cutting benefits. Hello?
Many activities that help us ACQUIRE (absorb) language are activities many of us like to do, e.g. read for pleasure. But not many of us like studying grammar, (“LEARNING”) & it results in knowledge that hard to understand & use.
642 people “liked” this post on twitter today: “Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules and does not require tedious drill.” I wonder how many people disagree….
The first time President Obama met with his US Attorneys, he told us, “I appointed you but you don’t serve me. You serve the American people. And I expect you to act with independence & integrity.” None of us ever forgot that.
Joyce Alene (University of Alabama Law Professor)
Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules and does not require tedious drill.
"Whenever I see someone reading a book, especially if it is someone I don't expect, I feel civilisation has become a little safer." Matt Haig. (hat tip. Leslie Farmer)
Polyglot Steven Kaufman understands 20 languages "to varying degrees" and he acquired eight languages between ages 61 and 71.
Stephen Krashen retweeted
- Trump pretending that he's being "persecuted"
- Claiming that anyone who crosses him is "vermin"
- Praising insurrectionists as patriots & promising to pardon them
- A GOP that refuses to condemn any of this.
This is a deadly recipe for violence.
cnn.com/2024/01/02/us/colora…
Stephen Krashen retweeted
Dear Republicans,
Democrats aren’t coming for your guns, we’re coming to give you healthcare, education, childcare, a living wage, paid sick leave, paid vacation time, paid maternity leave, cheap green energy, affordable housing, and safe neighborhoods.
Sincerely,
The Democrats
Oliver James taught himself to read, set out to read 100 books in 2023. He is now a motivational speaker. “It feels like I found my purpose.. I’m finally contributing to the world.” (washingtonpost.com).
(Posted by Ashley Hastings,)
Steven Kaufman's advice about grammar study: “Do not spend your time in a vain attempt to master the language from grammar rules and word lists. You will not enjoy this tedious form of study, and it will not work." Krashen, S. 2017. (TOJELT,2(3),113-119)
“… there is no reason to believe that a person could consciously master a grammar as a guide to behavior
…if they were to be made conscious (of the principles of universal grammar) there is little doubt that these principles could not be consciously applied in real time to “guide” performance.
Limits of learning: “… there is no reason to believe that a person could consciously master a grammar as a guide to behavior. Noam Chomsky