Communicating with non-local students makes this Global China Studies major feel that she is using English for communication. She now realises newspaper cutting improved her vocabulary.

Starting from Form 5, this Medicine major tried to speak more, meet people from different countries and listen to the TV news. She likes reading biographies. She identifies with the author in Chinese Cinderella.

This Marketing major formulated her way of thinking and reading with the assistance of a domestic helper that read textbooks and talked with her. Her favourite book is Lord of the Flies.

Although this Visual Arts major was forced to read the dictionary by her parents, it broadened her vocabulary. She reads materials chosen by her university teachers.

Classmates in a university English course helped this Engineering major improve speaking skills. He reads online news about technology.

During an exchange to England, a retired professor checked this Environmental Management major’s writing every week. She reads books about self-development and writing skills. Her favourite book is Tuesdays with Morrie.

Phrases expressing emotion used by foreign friends are difficult to understand for this Electronic Engineering major. University life gives him the chance to communicate in English. He reads textbooks.

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.

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

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.

Living with an exchange student in the same school hostel gave this Social Science major the chance to speak English. English textbooks in secondary school were boring. She sometimes read storybooks.

Playing computer games with an overseas friend lets this History major speak English. Reading newspapers broadens his vocabulary. He prefers local news with which he is more familiar.

This Economics major learnt object names in kindergarten. His mother read The Cat in the Hat to him when he was young. He now reads The Economist and novels like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games.

Forced to memorise vocabulary by her mum, this Translation major hated English. Academic articles were difficult when she was a freshman. She likes reading fiction books such as The Da Vinci Code.

Foreign students spoke too fast for this Cultural Studies major. He read commentaries in the South China Morning Post to build his vocabulary as he was preparing to resit the DSE.

An exchange student from Germany spoke too fast for this Business major. She enjoyed reading TIME which was free in her secondary school. She likes reading articles about cooking.

A Swedish exchange student led this Philosophy major to learn a different accent. Reading A Child Called “It” was inspiring.

Motivated by his parents, this Social Science major overcome the difficulty of studying in an EMI school. The love of mathematics made him learn the vocabulary in his textbook.

Discussion is an interactive and effective way for this Finance major to learn English. Talking to native speakers in university also helps her a lot. She read online financial news on Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance.

Understanding exchange students in the university hostel took some time for this Art major. She read The Book Thief after choosing randomly while shopping.

DSE was the common goal for this Visual Studies major and his friends. They proofread each other’s writings. He discussed aspects of Tuesdays with Morrie with his friends.

Having an English girlfriend improved this Medical student’s speaking skills. Secondary school English classes in the UK focused on creative writing and composition instead of grammar. He used to hate reading. He now reads textbooks for his studies.

Playing Scrabble with a host family in the UK taught this Science major everyday vocabulary. English lessons in the UK involved more activities. An interest in animal husbandry motivated him to read about it.

University English lessons taught this Accounting major how to use the language and see it in an interesting way. He started to read books every week after his parents brought him to the library. He likes Percy Jackson.

Although the learning centre classes were stressful because they were videotaped for her parents to review, this Architectural student enjoyed the in-class chats with the friendly teacher. Her primary school teacher told stories in the library. She likes Shopaholic.

The different accents of secondary school teachers was difficult for this Law major to understand. She practised speaking with her brother. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest motivated her to study law.

Living with room-mates from Scotland and America built up this Nursing major’s confidence in speaking English. Reading Harry Potter greatly improved her English skills. The Alchemist is her favourite book.

A teacher suggested this Computer Science major watch Japanese cartoons with English subtitles. He had to read famous texts like Shakespeare in secondary school but the vocabulary inside was difficult.

The parents of this Accounting major helped build her vocabulary by reading to her when she was in kindergarten. She likes taking guesses of the difficult words in English books instead of checking a dictionary. She reads fiction.

A football loving teacher showed videos of the sport to this Natural Science major. He mostly reads scientific papers. A supervisor teaches him how to read those papers.

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.

Playing Scrabble with her father was a good way for this Sports Management major to learn vocabulary. After watching the movie, If I Stay, she read the book.

Apart from English classes at school, this Sociology major learnt from travelling. She has been to Taiwan and London. Her parents and sister have also been sources of learning.

In primary school, this Social Work major was taught by her sister at home. She started learning other subjects in English in secondary school. University studies required her to speak a lot.

When this Early Childhood Education major was in primary school, she listened to tapes every morning at home. She joined an English class because of personal interest.

This Psychology major stays in touch with his former middle school English teacher and they never speak in Chinese. His teacher introduced him to New Concept English.

A foreign English tutor in secondary school encouraged this Marketing major to improve speaking and listening, which led to good exam results. She read Pride and Prejudice and thinks the language used is beautiful.

This Mechanical Engineering major’s mum read him English novels in primary school and explained the stories in Chinese. He now reads The Economist regularly and sometimes browses news online.

New schoolmates encouraged this Chemical Engineering major when he transitioned to an all English international school. He believes dystopian books like 1984 and Lord of the Flies can help him in better understand the world.

A primary school librarian encouraged this Biology major to read three books a week. Nowadays she prefers Chinese fiction but she has read Shopaholic, Marley & Me and The Devil Wears Prada.