This Journalism major put her English into practise when she successfully made an order at a fast food restaurant. She reads textbooks about communication.

In secondary school, this Accounting major learnt from the movies played by her English teacher. Reading Dolphin Music exposed her to a virtual world.

Motivated by his ex-girlfriend, this Physics graduate worked hard to prepare for the English exam in order to get into university. He understood 20-30% of the words in the GRE.

A word game in a university English class boosted this Communication major’s creativity and language use. After watching the film One Day, she read the original book and finds that the movie and the book are different.

This Visual Arts major rewrote a British drama with a Hong Kong twist. He read a mini story from Harry Potter and related it to the movies. English is important for him to know more about Western art and culture.

This Accounting had to use English during a camp to understand instructions given by the coach. He reads newspapers to learn about dancing in Hong Kong.

Taking a course about the International Phonetic Alphabet was enjoyed by this English major. He continued studying the subject by reading books on phonetics and phonology.

This Green Technology major enjoyed English lessons with a foreigner because she could learn about the language and American culture. She hates English reading because her high school teacher always asked her to read a lot.

As a member of the drama club, this Translation major did a lot of research to prepare for a performance in English. Reading cookbooks let her learn a different style of text. She read Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller.

Being a school English ambassador enabled this Translation major to talk with native speakers. He hates reading. The only thing he reads is the materials from his lectures.

University English lessons allow this Translation major to speak and share her experience more than in primary and secondary school. She reads subtitles to study the translation.

Primary school tutorial classes with a NET included singing and games for this Communications major. Her university teacher gave her a 500 page book to read.

Listening to songs in class let this Science major learn vocabulary easily. She gets inspiration from books about famous people like Steve Jobs and Nick Vujicic.

Talking to the NET in secondary school allowed this Communication major to learn English and culture. He finds it more meaningful to read on his own. He likes Harry Potter and Before I Go to Sleep, which is a strange book to him.

Despite practising speaking with a private tutor, this Chinese Literature major recorded a poor result in IELTS. She read a book before sleep every night last year.

An international competition held in America provided this Arts major with the chance to speak with foreign students. In secondary school, sharing time let her reflect more deeply about Roald Dahl’s Matilda.

Participating in a contest, this Translation major and three other students practised speaking together. After watching Harry Potter movies, she read the books and sought the meaning of new words.

To prepare for DSE, this Engineering major forced himself to learn English on his own for the first time. He read an article about learning vocabulary in the university language centre.

This Maths major thinks she had a typical learning experience in school. She took courses outside school. She usually reads news online.

A university English course equipped this Business major with presentation and writing skills for her future career. She read Twilight.

University English classes included group discussions, videos and presentations for this Business major. She finds reading some novels, like Harry Potter, memorable.

After being forced by a high school teacher to watch English videos in every language class for two terms, this IT major improved. She read Harry Potter in English because she could not wait for the Chinese version.

A movie event let this Engineering major make friends and learn new vocabulary. To prepare for the DSE, she borrowed storybooks with many poems inside from the library.

The job as a programme assistant provided the environment for this Computer Science major to speak more and learn more English. He recalls a teacher who encouraged him to read as much as possible.

A study tour to Singapore vastly improved this Engineering major’s English. She remembers reading English chemistry textbooks in high school.

The university language course on presentations and reports has been useful for this Economics major. Reading for a sociology course has been memorable.

When this Communications graduate attended the lecture for the first time, he couldn’t understand the professor or the suggested readings. He improved after a few months though.

In tutorial schools, this Science major learnt about human lives while improving her English. Novels in the secondary school library were interesting. His favourite is Harry Potter.

During secondary school, this Engineering major used memory strategies to build her vocabulary. In secondary school, she read the materials provided by her teacher. In college, she usually reads research papers.

Presenting a storybook as a group in primary school was the first time this Biochemistry major had found learning English interesting. During secondary school, his class shared and discussed English books like Harry Potter.

In primary school, cooking in an English lesson let this Biochemistry major learn a lot of food names. Doing a book report in primary school was a challenge for him.

A university language course on how to do presentations and write formal reports was useful for this BBA major. She reads textbooks.

In daily life, this Engineering major learns English through films, TV shows and music. He seldom reads English books but has to read articles for his projects and research.

A university English teacher required this Social Work major to watch a TED talk and write a reflection, which trained her listening and writing skills.

Living with a South African girl in the hostel let this Chemistry major use English in daily life. She studied The Chronicles of Narnia for the SBA, which helped her enjoy the process of reading. Her favourite author is Roald Dahl.

Conversations in movies such as Inception taught this Chemistry major English. In secondary school, she had enjoyed reading newspaper articles on health and lifestyle.

This Chemistry major speaks English at home because they have a domestic helper. He reads journals and reference books to find information about chemistry.

This Visual Arts major thinks her high school spent too much time on grammar and vocabulary exercises. She doesn’t read English books because of her lack of vocabulary. She uses a Kindle to read learning materials.

This Biology major prefers to learn English from movies and songs. His secondary school forced him to read newspapers like The Student Standard but the vocabulary was difficult.

A teacher was able to spark this Accounting major’s interest through humour. As a big fan of Hollywood stars and supermodels, he pushed himself to understand their interviews in fashion magazines.