Spending summers in Canada improved this Cultural Management major’s spoken English. Dracula is the first book she finished on her own. Reading and playing the piano were the only entertainment when she was young.
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Speaking to a tutor from South Africa improved this Electrical Engineering major’s language skills. He read Harry Potter and it was quite difficult to comprehend the entire story.
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Speaking to exchange students during English Corner provided this Business major an opportunity to practise. She has to read many business case studies for her major.
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Participating in the English Corner during secondary school enabled this Management major to communicate and play games with a NET. Magic Finger is the first English book that he read in its entirety.
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Sharing a floor with exchange students meant this Business major had to to interact using English. She finds the course materials in university challenging as the textbooks in the Mainland were all in Chinese.
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Doing exercises helped prepare this Public Administration major for the DSE but he did not enjoy it. Reading articles related to his studies improved his language skills.
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A teacher from high school used songs to enhance this Event Management major’s learning. She read Twilight after watching the movie.
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Pride and Prejudice is the first English book this Journalism major read. A summer camp in the US provided her the opportunity to attend classes at the local schools and practise her speaking skills.
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A university course used games and role-plays to help this Social Work major practise her spoken English. Having been a Geography undergraduate she enjoys reading National Geographic.
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Having to talk about her memorable experience of learning English in class was in itself a terrible experience for this Music major because she dislikes the language. She read the South China Morning Post.
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Participating in a secondary school drama performance meant this Biomedical Engineering could direct the play and practise her spoken English. She read a book about a Chinese girl who refused to have her feet bound.
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Songs and movies were used to teach this Business Administration major about the English culture. He read many books about anthropology for a university course.
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A summer camp organised by Canadian students gave this Geography major a chance to speak and play games using English. She read Harry Potter while listening to the audio book.
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An inter-class singing competition required this Japanese Studies major to perform an English song with her classmates. The experience was boring as the song choices are always the same. She read the works of Shakespeare for a literature course in secondary school.
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An English teacher from high school shared his life stories with this Business major and her classmates. Her teacher introduced a thought-provoking book by an American author about politics in Mainland.
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An English course taught by a college lecturer was a lot different to what this Science major had expected. . The lecturer also recommended the book, Unbearable Weight by Susan Bordo.
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A study tour to London allowed this student to practise her spoken English with her host family and other students. This English major’s favourite book is 1984 by George Orwell.
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Grammar exercises and DSE practice papers contributed to this Management major’s learning experience. She read Princess Diana for the SBA.
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A course in college enabled this Event Management major to practise her language skills through interactions with a NET. She read Tuesdays with Morrie for a book report.
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Playing different roles through drama exposed this Engineering major to different kinds of English. Reading the South China Morning Post gave him access to many interesting facts.
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A new teacher was considered a danger to this Accounting major’s DSE aspirations because he was too relaxed. Daily reading session of the South China Morning Post improved her language skills and motivated her to read more.
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Conducting a survey with foreign tourists gave this Business major an opportunity to practise his spoken English. He read a magazine about Mathematics.
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Conducting interviews with foreign tourists made this Business Analysis major very nervous. He loves reading Sherlock Holmes and he would refer to the Chinese version when he has trouble with the English one.
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Joining debate competitions taught this Creative Media major how to be persuasive and how to communicate with his teammates. He recommends the book What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Tina Seelig.
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Taking guesses at words acted out by a teacher was one of the games that this Accounting major played in Secondary Six English classes. He also had to present news reports from newspapers in class.
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Watching movies and listening to songs taught this Nursing major how to communicate in English. She read the Twilight series.
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During senior secondary, this Business Administration major did a lot of in-class practice with CE and A-level papers. He reads newspapers and magazines including the Financial Times and The Guardian.
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During his undergraduate studies, this Computer Science major took IELTS. Doing science research in university requires him to read many English papers.
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Performing drama in class allowed this Urban Studies major to practise his spoken English even though he made many mistakes. He read Animal Farm for the SBA.
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Producing a TV programme during her undergraduate studies let this Social Science major to explore the difference between the rules of employment in the ancient and the modern times. She read The Great Gatsby after watching the movie adaptation.
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A three-month exchange to South Korea required this Hotel Management major to use English for daily communication. After watching a movie without subtitles, she decided to read more to improve her English. She read The Hunger Games.
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Songs were used in secondary school to teach vocabulary and culture to this Accounting major. Completing Harry Potter in primary school helped her develop a habit of reading and learning through books.
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Interacting with students from different countries during an exchange in the Netherlands let this Accounting major to learn different types of accents and cultures. He had to read a lot of course materials during the exchange.
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Joining a programme called Little Star allowed this Marketing major to learn English through fun activities. Performing drama sparked her interest in the language. She read The Great Gatsby for a university course.
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Learning from NETs and watching TV series helped improve this Business Administration major’s language skills. All her course materials are in English.
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A trip to the US let this Hotel Management major to speak English with others. She started reading the South China Morning Post in Form Four as she wanted to improve her language skills.
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Listening to an Irish accent from a video in class was challenging for this English and Education major. She read poetry from Shakespeare for a university literature course.
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Chatting with his roommates from England and Indonesia improved this Economics major’s communication skills. He learnt many scientific terms from a suggested book titled In Dialogue with Science.
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Without the help from her family, this Geography major studied dictation by herself. A literature course in secondary school made her realise that reading could improve her English.