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The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom

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Stephen D. Krashen
Stephen D. Krashen

Stephen D. Krashen is a renowned linguist born in 1941. His research in second language acquisition has had a profound impact on the field of language learning theory. more

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