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Thai students take Hindi heartland route to learn English at LU

As part of the course, they will be taught professional and general communication, grammar, business communication and academic writing

The Thai students with Prof RP Singh at Lucknow University (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 06:34 AM IST
ByGodhooli Sharma, Lucknow

Planning to study or work abroad? Pick these English language learning tools

What are the English language learning tools that students aspiring to study abroad should know?

Planning to study or work abroad? Pick these English language learning tools(Shutterstock.com)
Published on Jul 23, 2024 01:46 PM IST

Why we say clip-clop, and never clop-clip

“I can’t compare myself to Henry Higgins, but the delightful rules of the English language never cease to fascinate me”

Have you ever wondered why we say tick-tock and not tock-tick, or ding-dong not dong-ding or, even, King-Kong and not Kong-King? (Shutterstock)
Published on Jul 20, 2024 09:14 PM IST

Vocabulary Made Easy series: Improve your word skills to score well in exams

Hard work and strong will can help students go a long way in achieving their goals.

It is important for candidates to work on their word skills to help them score better in competitive exams. (Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Jun 19, 2024 12:47 PM IST
By | Edited by Tisha Jacob, New Delhi

Listening to silence in the dance of language

It’s no secret that English is not a phonetic language. How you spell a word has little connection with how you pronounce it.

As a document I’ve discovered on the net says, “letters persist in words despite not playing any discernable role in the word’s pronunciation”.
Published on May 11, 2024 10:07 PM IST
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