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Hakuta,
Kenji
Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education |
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"The bilingual presents a packaging puzzle, as it were, in which two language-bounded mental and social systems must be housed in a single mind."
- from Mirror of Language: The Debate on Bilingualism
Kenji Hakuta is an experimental psycholinguist by training, best known for his work in the areas of bilingualism and the acquisition of English in immigrant students. He is the author of numerous research papers and books, including Mirror of Language: The Debate on Bilingualism (Basic Books, 1986) and In Other Words: The Science and Psychology of Second Language Acquisition (Basic Books, 1994). He chaired a National Academy of Sciences report Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children (National Academy Press), and co-edited a book on affirmative action in higher education, Compelling Interest: Examining the Evidence on Racial Dynamics in Higher Education (Stanford University Press). Hakuta is also active in the policy applications of his research. He has testified to Congress and other public bodies on a variety of topics, including language policy, the education of language minority students, affirmative action in higher education, and improvement of quality in educational research. He has served as an expert witness in education cases involving language minority students. Hakuta received his BA Magna Cum Laude in Psychology and Social Relations, and his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, both from Harvard University. He has been at Stanford as Professor of Education since 1989, except for three years (2003-2006) when he helped start the University of California at Merced as its Founding Dean of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. His latest web creations include a popular on-line resource for CLAD/CTEL credentialing for California teachers (ellib.stanford.edu) and WordSift, an on-line text and vocabulary visualization resource for teachers and students (www.wordsift.com). |
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* PhD (Experimental Psychology), Harvard University, 1979;
* BA (Psychology and Social Relations), Harvard University, 1975 |
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* Assistant thru Associate Professor of Psychology, Yale University (1979-1987);
* Professor of Education and Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz (1987-1989);
* Founding Dean, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, University of California, Merced (2003-2006). |
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* Since 1989 (except 2003-2006)
* Professor of Education |
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| * Factors affecting second language teaching and learning. |
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* * Introduction to Statistical Methods in Education;
* * Coginitive Development;
* * Policy Issues for English Language Learners. |
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* Williams, T., Hakuta, K., Haertel, E., et al. (2007). Similar English Learner Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better? A follow-up analysis, based on a large-scale survey of California elementary schools serving low-income and EL students. Mountain View, CA: EdSource.
* Hakuta, K. (2008). Bilingualism. In Larry R. Squire, Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Academic Press, Oxford.
* McCloskey, L., Pellegrin, N., Thompson, K. and Hakuta, K. (2009). Proposition 227 in California: A Long-Term Appraisal of Its Impact on Language Minority Student Achievement. In P. Gandara (ed.), Forbidden Language. Teachers College Press. |
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* Chair, Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap. National Research Council (National Academies).
* Chair, Research Advisory Committee, National Academy of Education.
* Member, Validation Committee for the Common Core Standards, Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governor's Association.
* Chair, AERA Task Force on IES Reauthorization.
* Member, Board of Directors, New Teacher Center (NTC). |
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* Phone: (650) 723-5620
* Email: hakuta@stanford.edu
* Home page: http://www.stanford.edu/~hakuta/
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