Having received education in both New Zealand and Hong Kong, this Business major doesn’t like the content taught in HK’s English class. He read an inspiring book by Adeline Yen Mah for the SBA.

Attending the book fair is a regular event for this Design major. She browses the sections with books about her major and science fiction.

The book fair is an opportunity for this Design student to browse for titles linked to her major and also science fiction.

Reading books and magazines with the dictionary expanded this Engineering major’s vocabulary. He loves reading short stories such as Eleven.

Playing games to learn vocabulary made this Computer Science major realise that learning English can be fun. Study material for a philosophy course improved his reading skills.

Extra-curricular classes improved this Economics major’s English speaking skills. An exchange programme also enhanced his English. He enjoyed reading novels like Harry Potter but mainly reads non-fiction now.

When this Psychology graduate could not understand the dialogue in Brokeback Mountain, she could refer to the subtitles. A regular 20-minute session in secondary school helped to establish a reading habit.

An exchange programme to Australia improved this Nursing major’s English. She enjoyed science fiction titles during a designated reading period in secondary school. Her favourite story is The Stolen Child.

Talking to the host mum in England every night improved this Earth Science major’s English. She watches YouTube to learn about travel, beauty and fashion.

A drama performance taught this Education major spoken and written English. A secondary school teacher required his class to read aloud a murder story with emotion.

A NET discussed and read storybooks with this Language major. A story about the terminally ill was inspiring. She likes Jodi Picoult’s books.

Living with a host family in the UK let this Business and Law major use English and understand the culture. To Kill a Mockingbird, taught in her literature class, made her like reading English books.

Watching The Importance of Being Earnest brought the text to life for this Biotechnology major. She analysed Hills Like White Elephants in her English class. She likes Oscar Wilde for his sarcasm.

Doing many exercises in class was useful for exams but not for the daily life according to this Psychology major. Reading Harry Potter in primary school was rewarding.

A teacher who randomly asked students questions made this Education major’s class pay attention. He mainly reads websites, such as TIME, South China Morning Post and Wikipedia.

A primary school teacher praised this Liberal Studies graduate for asking a good question about grammar. Love, Rosie was the first book she read in English. She likes Cecelia Ahern.

Studying in the UK let this Law major talk to native speakers using everyday language. It took him some time to get used to reading law. He read The Sun, The Daily Mirror and The Independent. Now he reads TIME to get news from an international perspective.

Interacting with native speakers in Hong Kong exposed this English major to other cultures and also improved his language skills. Reading for undergraduate studies gave him a lot of insights. He likes Franz Kafka who can dissect difficult human experience.

Learning English is a continuous journey for this Arts graduate. She read Twilight because her friends were crazy about it.

This Accounting major listens to English songs by Hilary Duff, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. She loved reading Darren Shan’s books in secondary school.

Movies such as Interstellar and Harry Potter taught this Marketing major vocabulary. He reads about technology and science in BBC news.

Getting familiar with the vocabulary in the textbooks increased this Computer Science major’s reading speed.

This Computer Science major reads websites, such as Smashing Magazine and TIME. She likes reading about entertainment and photography.

A tutor taught this Chinese Medicine major pronunciation. Her readings about medicine include grammar and vocabulary that are difficult.

An exchange in Vienna let this Psychology graduate share his learning experience with ESL learners from other countries. The Minds of Billy Milligan inspired him to think about human mind and personality.

A good relationship with a teacher motivated this Mechanical Engineering major to spend more time on English. He reads magazines and textbooks to get a sense of English. He has difficulty in choosing the right word when writing his PhD thesis.

Secondary school debate helped this Law major develop speaking skills. She learnt about the conflict between Greek gods by reading Percy Jackson.

Memorising phrases and sentence structures given by a tutorial school helped this Geography major pick up English. He found Pride and Prejudice redundant while The Joy Luck Club explored cultural change.

Reading bilingual poems helped this PhD student learn English. Although she is studying Biology, she now likes to read about Economics.

Memorising texts helped this Chemical Engineering major remember sentences that can be used in communication. He mostly reads textbooks.

A host family in Australia helped this Speech and Hearing Sciences graduate pick up English. In primary school, she liked borrowing books from the library. Pride and Prejudice was taught in her high school in Australia.

Going to the Peak with international students taught this Industrial Engineering major communication skills. As a Master’s student he improves by reading research reports containing complicated sentences.

Being a part-time interpreter for an Australian principal trained this Translation major’s interpreting skills. She prefers novels to magazines. She enjoyed reading Shopaholic and Harry Potter.

Secondary school tutorial classes taught this Business major grammar, writing and reading for the DSE. He read The Hunger Games because he found the title attractive.

Books associated with his major made this Philosophy student appreciate the function of grammar and words. He reads novels on Kindle because it is easier to check the dictionary. He likes Jorge Luis Borges.

Sharing an experience in front of the class was like taking the DSE exam for this Translation major. She finds reading difficult and prefers watching movies.

Performing in a drama about her secondary school’s 45th anniversary taught this Translation major vocabulary and grammar. She read a lot of newspapers to prepare for the DSE.

A NET taught this Social Science major grammar outside class. He read newspapers to prepare for the DSE. Although he didn’t like this, it expanded his vocabulary.

YouTube videos taught this Business major grammar. She likes the Harry Potter movies so she read the books to know more about the story. The movies are more attractive.

Speaking English in a university class let this Accounting major improve his speaking skills. He likes reading articles and novels such as Harry Potter.