EDiversity Conference 2014 "We Need Choices"
Dr. Stephen Krashen (US)
Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California
Dr. Krashen is a world renowned linguist, educational researcher and activist. Since 1994, his research focus shifted from linguistics to the study of education. He is best known for the development of the first comprehensive theory of seconf language acquisition, and is also the co-inventor of the Natural Approach in language teaching. He has published more than 350 papers and books, mainly on bilingual education and reading. He also promotes free voluntary reading during second language acquisition, which means students are free to choose a book that they like and are allowed to read it at their own pace. The aim is to help them enjoy reading, so assessment is usually minimized or there is none at all. During a campaign to enact an anti-bilingual education law in California, Dr. Krashen became an activist and campaigned aggressively in variuos media, writing over 1,000 letters to the editor defending bilingual education.
Dr. Krashen has won a number of awards for his work. In 2005, he was inducted into the International Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame. Outside work, he is a Kung Fu master, holding a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Why the traditional approach: worksheets, tests and memorisation is no longer relevant in language acquisition? Can success stories in primary students in Mainland China and Taiwan be replicated in HK?
Dr. Krashen has won a number of awards for his work. In 2005, he was inducted into the International Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame. Outside work, he is a Kung Fu master, holding a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Why the traditional approach: worksheets, tests and memorisation is no longer relevant in language acquisition? Can success stories in primary students in Mainland China and Taiwan be replicated in HK?
What Choices Have We? Textbook vs Storybook
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