Blogs from Work/Life English
Grieving the Ending of the Grammar Grind?
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
Graduate to Grading, Game Play, and Gift-Giving.
Much has been said about “Educational Beginnings”—recruiting students, motivating learning, sett...
Which Came First—the Chicken or To Cook an Egg?
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
It’s a traditional (down)loaded question, of course. How many ways are there to answer it “correctly”—linguistically, competitively, graphically, s...
“Hate” English Grammar? Here Are Four Reasons Why You Might.
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
Which of these four reasons best describes your own experience or views?
First, you hate being corrected by arbitrary autocrats who would rather f...
Get Serious About Vocabulary Building
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
Make English Teaching/Learning Work by Having Fun
A major principle of language and content instruction—including successful vocabulary developme...
Celebrate Learning, Learn While Celebrating: Halloween and the Holidays
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
How a Ghoulish Holiday Can Become a Treat
Just in time for Halloween & Whatever Follows
Do you like to “insert” holiday history, culture, ...
Get Involved with Vocabulary: Why? What? How?
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
Which of these (philosophically wise, value-revealing, instructional) quotations, graphic organizers, or cartoons about the importance of vocabular...
How to Solve Communication Problems with Correct Grammar & Optimal Word Choice: For Teachers
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
Often, attempts at communication fail. People might view situations from different mindsets or perspectives. They could have conflicting ways of ex...
Get It Right the First Time—or Fix It! How to Avoid or Correct Vocabulary Mistakes in Pronunciation, Spelling, & Matching Meaning to Context: For Students
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
How can vocabulary misuse cause miscommunication? Work/Life English's blog helps English language learners learn English and English language teachers teach English the right way. Mispronunciation and misspelling often causes miscommunication when one is new to English. Check out our blogs and resources to help!
Inglish Speling Iznit Sew Badd Aftur Awl (If You’re an Educator of Students Having Trouble with Spelling)
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
Have you ever wondered why there's so much humor about the English sound- and-spelling system? It comes from frustration with its supposed complex...
Let's Start at the Very Beginning (A Very Good Place to Start): For Teachers
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
Whether you're a new or seasoned English language teacher, it can be hard to remember the best place to start when teaching your students. Sometimes when teaching English, it's best to start at the very beginning (a very good place to start)!
Start at the Very Beginning (A Very Good Place to Start): For Students
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
Sing the First Lines of a Song from “The Sound of Music."
Let's start at the very beginning A very good place to start When you read you begin with...
I Know I Need to Learn English. So What Choices Do I Have Now?
by Arthur and Elaine Kirn Rubin
Now that you have reasons for improving your English and ways to build your abilities, what's next? Expressed in quotes, here's why Choice in langu...