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This page contains links to the websites of major contributors to the field of second language acquisition.

 

 

Professor Jim Cummins has made probably the most significant contribution to our understanding of the pedagogical, sociological and political factors affecting the linguistic and academic development of second language learners.

 

  Visit Cummins' website
Professor Stephen Krashen has the most persuasive and coherent theories of how a second language is learned. He has been a major influence on the language teaching methodology at Frankfurt International School.

 

  Visit Krashen's website
Professor Fred Genesee has researched and published widely in the field of bilingualism. He has made a major contribution to the establishment of a coherent languages program at Frankfurt International School.   Visit Genesee's website