A secondary school teacher used movies to teach this Accounting major vocabulary and writing. She didn’t read many English books.

In the first year of university this Chemistry graduate did a lot of presentations. She watches movies on TVB Pearl. She works in a Chinese medicine lab and doesn’t use much English.

Talking to an exchange student in secondary school improved this Japanese Studies major’s English skills. She read Julie and Julia after watching the movie on TV. It was her first English book and encouraged her to read more.

Joining a workshop held by a secondary school teacher required this Arts major to speak English. She built a reading habit after her mother encouraged her to join a library programme.

Attending tutorial classes were painful but helped this Arts major gain exponential growth. By changing the language settings on computers and immersing in the English media, he created a joyous environment in which to learn. He read the Harry Potter book.

Sentence structures, clauses, and verbs became more familiar to this student after he spent the Form 5 holidays reading grammar books. He feels proud to share his knowledge.

Learning with classmates in middle school helped build this student’s fundamentals of English. He started to enjoy reading autobiographies after entering university.

This Arts major spent a lot of time learning grammar at a young age. University course material was a little difficult to understand at first but now she enjoys reading.

Joining a summer school in Form One put this Arts major in touch with the New Zealand accent. When she was a kid, she read fairy tales with her mother. It opened the door to the world of English.

Learning through games and communication in tutorial classes sparked this Arts major’s interest in English. She celebrated a new year by reading till six in the morning.

Listening to the Bee Gees and rewriting their song lyrics in primary school encouraged this Arts major to learn new words. She identified with the author when reading Chinese Cinderella.

Watching Harry Potter with subtitles in class broadened this Arts major’s knowledge of English expressions. She learnt and laughed while reading a comic in class.

Learning AP English gave this student a reason to love the language again. She read Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in six hours because she couldn’t put it down. Nowadays, she reads from a Kindle.

Being a Young Post cadet was a good way to learn how to write articles and develop a deeper understanding of English. This Arts major loves the book The Wishing Chair.

Joining a Rites of Passage programme in Australia allowed this Arts major to use English in daily life. She developed a reading habit because of the Harry Potter books.

As an English ambassador, this student was able to learn from NETs and use the language as well. She reads academic materials, the Bible and autobiographies.

Watching dramas and movies in secondary school lessons was interesting. This student enjoyed reading Jodi Picoult’s works such as My Sister Keeper.

Making a video to illustrate the poem Aubade improved this Arts major’s video production and presentation skills. She read Harry Potter after not being able to discuss the story during a secondary school interview.

An English teacher arranged intensive training to prepare this student for the public exams. She is still looking for a book she started reading at a fair.

Watching Treasure Island and discussing it in a summer workshop allowed this student to improve her listening and work in a team. Lord of the Flies provides an insight into human nature.

Although she was studying French, this student’s English improved as it was the medium of instruction. She values reading in English.

A daily episode of an American TV drama such as Walking Dead, Homeland and Breaking Bad helped this student’s tone of speech and knowledge of slang. Reading an English classic together with the Chinese version improved his reading.

Watching Hollywood movies makes this student want to speak like an American actor. She likes reading but will lose interest if there are too many unfamiliar words in the passage.

Listening to music on the Internet motivated this student to use a dictionary to look up new words. He likes reading song lyrics as they are like poems.

Notes prepared by an English teacher included materials from the South Morning China Post and TIME. He read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because of the movie.

Majoring in English allowed this student to study the language from different strands such as literature, business writing and linguistics.

A lecturer encouraged students in this English major’s class to write with a clear mind by turning off the lights. Although Tuesdays with Morrie was a compulsory read, he enjoyed it.

From primary school to the A-levels, this Psychology major has worked on her English. Reading English literature is difficult.

While watching Free Willy in class, this Chinese major’s teacher stopped every half hour to share new vocabulary. There were too many difficult sentences in a TSA book.

Living with an exchange student improved this Chinese major’s aural English. He enjoys the readings in English lessons.

Playing card games in secondary school entertained this Chinese major and helped improve his vocabulary. He has read Batman comics.

Entering an EMI secondary school was a nightmare for this Chinese major because she had to use the dictionary for hours. Her hard work paid off and her situation improved in the second year.

Learning naturally from home and school was how this Social Science major picked up the language. She read the Harry Potter series in primary school as it was very popular then.

Chatting with foreigners allowed this Chinese major to discover elements of the language that she didn’t learn in formal lessons. Reading Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom taught her about the lives of people in other countries.

Biweekly tutorial classes in Form One and Form Two helped this Arts major to improve her English. She realised the importance of English during an exchange.

Having debates in biblical ethics class enabled this Psychology major to express her opinion from a religious stance. After reading Romeo and Juliet, she made a video and performed in a skit.

This Creative Writing major learns English bit by bit. He wrote his first English words when he was four. He hopes to learn another language.

Kindergarten phonetics lessons with a NET has given this Communications major confidence in his pronunciation ability.

While exploring synonyms in a university GE course, this student became aware that one must choose one’s words carefully. Eva Hoffman’s autobiography is similar to this English major’s experience of moving to Hong Kong.

Interviewing tourists in Tsim Sha Tsui was intimidating at first, but this English major developed more confidence when she started speaking freely. Finishing the Twilight series encouraged her.