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Stephen Krashen is a linguist and educational researcher. He is also an activist who works hard to support bilingual education. Krashen has published more than papers and books about second-language acquisition , bilingual education , and reading. More recently, Krashen promotes the use of free voluntary reading during second-language acquisition, which he says "is the most powerful tool we have in language education, first and second.

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Krashen lives and works in California. Government plans for education there turned against bilingual education. Krashen said that this was a bad idea and responded with research that showed problems with he new policies. He also spoke publicly and wrote many letters to newspaper editors. In , Krashen campaigned very hard against Proposition Though he tried hard, the proposition passed and got rid of most bilingual education in California.

Even though he lost, Krashen continues to work hard in support of bilingual education as other states try to get rid of it.

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His letters often appear in many newspapers. Krashen believes researchers should be more active to educate the public, especially about bilingual education. He spent two years in Ethiopia teaching English and science with the Peace Corps. Contents move to sidebar hide. Page Talk.