New research has found that mnemonic images and explicit sound contrasting help Japanese children learn more effectively the sounds of the English alphabet. New research by Professor Emmanuel Manalo ...

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. This is the seventh of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the eighth of eight ...

Believe it or not, the capital A hasn’t always looked the way it does now. Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...

Abhishek Bachchan Slams A Critic And Rejects Claim Of 'Buying Awards' Abhishek Bachchan fired back at a social-media user who accuses Bachchan of 'buying' his recent 70th Filmfare Awards Best Actor ...

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. This is the fourth of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the seventh of seven short ...

Group of men and women wearing 'X'-emblazoned T-shirts, bandanas and baseball caps, with one man in a Malcolm X T-shirt From its origins with the Phoenicians to Twitter's rebrand, "x" is one of the ...

The coolest letter in the alphabet: When we learn the letters of the English alphabet, we just remember them in order, from A to Z. But have you ever thought about whether some letters are just ...

You learned your ABCs as a kid—but did you know the alphabet is brimming with drama, intrigue, and historical hijinks? From silent schemers and sound-swapping spies to letters that arrived late to the ...