Preparation for IELTS let this Statistics major make big improvements. English will be important in her future career.

This Biology major was pushed by an English teacher to read and memorise reading materials. He likes the way the NET taught English. He only reads a few papers or scientific journals.

The crazy English training improved this Management major’s pronunciation. An IELTS course improved his reading and listening skills. He read journals and books for his first assignment.

A secondary school English teacher asked this Language major to write and perform a role-play. In secondary school, she improved her grammar and vocabulary by reading journals.

English teachers showed movies to this Engineering major and his classmates in high school. He sometimes reads Japanese comics with an English translation because they are available earlier than Chinese versions.

As an English day ambassador, this Chinese major took part in dramas and variety shows. She likes to read popular fiction books but not the classics.

IB English classes included a comparative text exercise for this Education major. Reading 1984 let him see what people in the past thought about the future.

A university English class that included peer reviews helped this Engineering major develop her academic writing. Tuesdays with Morrie had a great impact on her.

A private tutor taught pronunciation to this Social Work when he was in primary school. The Great Gatsby is deep and meaningful because the author explores a lot of hidden meanings.

The desire to study in Hong Kong motivated this Social Science major to study English hard for his Gaokao. Reading A Tale of Two Cities allowed him to feel the beauty of English.

A study tour to Australia surprised this Library major as she could communicate well in English. She had to read books written in a different style while studying history. Her favourite book is 1984.

This Japanese major watched movies with friends. Her favourite is Love, Rosie. In secondary school, she read The Five People You Meet in Heaven and did a book report.

In secondary school, this Engineering major learnt English from exercises and tests. He did a lot of reading in university common core courses.

Mock speech exams in front of the whole class made this Arts major work hard to avoid embarrassment. Tuesdays with Morrie is an inspiring book.

A university teacher taught this Economics major how to write a good essay and communicate fluently. In secondary school, he had to read Tuesdays with Morrie and Animal Farm.

Moving from Taiwan to Hong Kong, this Engineering major had to learn English from scratch. English is hard to understand but is used in university course material.

Secondary school dictation on TV news was useful for this French major. Her favourite book is Animal Farm by George Orwell. She also likes reading poems.

A tutorial class provided this Law major with extensive training for the DSE. She read Charles Dickens, Jane Austin and Charlotte Brontë in secondary school but felt she improved her language skills with online articles.

University class debates have improved this Chemistry major’s spoken English and problem-solving skills. Children’s books, like Mr. Men and Little Miss series, can make children interested in English. Science fiction such as Harry Potter is very interesting.

The poetry recitation competition gave this English major a chance to improve her pronunciation. She likes reading fairy tales. She found The Yellow Wallpaper thought-provoking.

This Communications major attended secondary school tutorial classes that included past papers and writing. English teachers encouraged her to read the Young Post.

A tutorial school teacher responded dramatically to errors in classes attended by this Communications major. She subscribed to the South China Morning Post and read the Young Post for clippings.

English stories and songs in class stoked this Computer Science major’s interest in learning English. She read The Ph.D. Grind.

Playing games created an exciting atmosphere in this Social Work major’s class. She became more eager to read after her teacher gave her an interesting book by Roald Dahl.

This Science major reads English aloud every morning to improve pronunciation. In secondary school, she read poems and fiction. The most interesting book for her is Remember Me?

This Visual Arts major attended a course to prepare for university interviews. She read Howl’s Moving Castle in English because there was no Chinese translation.

This Translation major’s class had to remember words on the blackboard in 10 minutes, and then their teacher would test them. She was entertained by a storyteller during a Christmas promotion in a shopping mall.

Travelling to the US and the UK made this Computer Science major value English more than before. He read Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings.

University English classes interested this Communications major because the teacher prepared a lot of activities. Books give her more room to imagine.

A secondary school teacher showed this PE major films and TV shows including Yellow Submarine in class. She watched the movies of Harry Potter and read the novels in both Chinese and English.

A tutor let this Humanities major experience English in her daily life. Another English teacher made use of music, drama and movies in class. She read TIME to improve her English.

The university is an English environment for this IT major. She uses English in courses, tutorials and communication. She read every day to prepare for IELTS.

A professor leading a GE course on morality inspired this Chemistry major. Reading helps improve grammar and build vocabulary. His favourite book is For One More Day.

Secondary school teachers taught this Chinese major vocabulary. The secondary school reading scheme motivated her to read after class. She likes books by Sophie Kinsella such as Remember Me?

An after-school English lesson helped this Translation major with the DSE even though it was boring. She learns more by reading passages with professors and classmates.

Socialising with friends on and off campus was the highlight of an exchange trip to America for this English major. She felt a sense of accomplishment after reading Frankenstein.

A debate in a university English class let this History major improve her presentation skills. She reads history books in English to learn.

An inspiring secondary school teacher motivated this Translation major to spend more time learning English. Reading conceptual or philosophical texts in university has been a bad experience for him.

Studying in America for one year made this English major think it’s better to learn the language in a foreign country. She likes Vladimir Nabokov and Friedrich Nietzsche.

An NET showed this Chinese major it is important to know the culture and values in a language. He enjoys reading world literature such as Italo Calvino and Franz Kafka as well as watching movies without subtitles.