Working as a volunteer in Mainland required this student to use English as the common language to communicate with colleagues. She had a different emotional experience when she read Harry Potter in English.

A summer camp in secondary school allowed this student to play games with a NET. She likes reading novels with interesting content.

As part of her volunteer work, this student taught kids to make snacks at a primary school using English. She read storybooks and did book reports in secondary school.

This student learnt the hard way that English may not be useful in all parts of Germany. She read The Architecture of Happiness because it was mentioned in the movie, 500 Days of Summer. She prefers to read in Chinese.

Songs and lyrics boosted this student’s motivation to learn in secondary school. She read One Thousand and One Nights.

This Nutrition major works in a company where she interacts with overseas colleagues. She learns their accents, vocabulary and pronunciation. She read Harry Potter and other books before, but now she focuses on academic material.

This Computing major’s secondary school teacher used movies and popular songs to let students learn new vocabulary, expressions and sentences. Through fiction, she discovered authors use different expressions to convey the same meaning.

This Government and Law major watches and discusses movies and TV dramas with her family. She reads original books such as The Lightning Thief in the Percy Jackson series after watching the movie.

In Form Four, this Arts major had fun and gained real-life experience during a study tour to the UK. Her favourite author is Jane Austen. She fell in love with English after reading Pride and Prejudice. Her favourite book is Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Literature taught in an associate degree course made this Arts major see English differently. Her favourite book is A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka. The book relates her to an unfamiliar society.

This Law major watches films and shows, and reads books. She appreciates how words are manipulated and played by writers. She likes Harry Potter, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Sherlock Holmes and Shakespeare.

A trip to Canada immersed this Arts major in English through daily interactions. She learnt useful vocabulary such as the names of vegetables. She remembers reading Secret Garden in primary school.

From kindergarten to secondary school, this Translation major had the same native English tutor with whom she chatted, watched movies, read books, played games and shared feelings. She read Harry Potter.

This Journalism major learnt a lot from a class on pronunciation as she felt her spoken English was weak. Her favourite book is Harry Potter.

This Chemistry major enjoyed the discussion in a supplementary university course. When reading stories, she learns a lot of vocabulary and enjoys letting her imagination run wide.

This China Studies major practised daily conversation by participating in an English drama. She thinks reading fiction is useless because she cannot see a use for the vocabulary.

In the university class, this China Studies major had a formal debate for the first time. Her secondary school required her to read books like Forrest Gump and Little Women but she prefers detective stories.

Shakespeare has been central to this Geography major’s English learning. She watched a Shakespeare movie without subtitles during an exchange trip to the US. She also read Twelfth Night and watched two movie adaptations.

In university English literature lessons, this Accounting major read poems and stories. She read The Pillowman.

This Communications major remembers his English teacher inviting a friend to the class. His favourite story is The Hunger Games. Movie adaptations make him read the original books.

A summer course in the British Council provided this Music major with an interactive learning experience. She says Before I Go to Sleep has an exciting plot.

Attending an English pronunciation course made this Chemistry major realise he could do a lot to learn English. He learns a lot of new things by reading TIME.

A primary school teacher used a video game to teach this Music major grammar. Secondary school book reports enhanced her writing. She likes Harry Potter.

In a summer debate camp, this English major learnt from new friends who attended international schools. She discovered the role of English as a global language while reading a book on the rule of law. Her favourite book is The Portrait of a Lady in which she can really see how the protagonist’s thoughts evolve.

A teacher spent a lot of time to design a course for this Science major’s class to practise speaking while learning about American culture. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the first English book he read.

In secondary school, this Accounting major learnt from the movies played by her English teacher. Reading Dolphin Music exposed her to a virtual world.

A word game in a university English class boosted this Communication major’s creativity and language use. After watching the film One Day, she read the original book and finds that the movie and the book are different.

This Visual Arts major rewrote a British drama with a Hong Kong twist. He read a mini story from Harry Potter and related it to the movies. English is important for him to know more about Western art and culture.

As a member of the drama club, this Translation major did a lot of research to prepare for a performance in English. Reading cookbooks let her learn a different style of text. She read Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller.

Talking to the NET in secondary school allowed this Communication major to learn English and culture. He finds it more meaningful to read on his own. He likes Harry Potter and Before I Go to Sleep, which is a strange book to him.

An international competition held in America provided this Arts major with the chance to speak with foreign students. In secondary school, sharing time let her reflect more deeply about Roald Dahl’s Matilda.

Participating in a contest, this Translation major and three other students practised speaking together. After watching Harry Potter movies, she read the books and sought the meaning of new words.

A university English course equipped this Business major with presentation and writing skills for her future career. She read Twilight.

University English classes included group discussions, videos and presentations for this Business major. She finds reading some novels, like Harry Potter, memorable.

After being forced by a high school teacher to watch English videos in every language class for two terms, this IT major improved. She read Harry Potter in English because she could not wait for the Chinese version.

A movie event let this Engineering major make friends and learn new vocabulary. To prepare for the DSE, she borrowed storybooks with many poems inside from the library.

In tutorial schools, this Science major learnt about human lives while improving her English. Novels in the secondary school library were interesting. His favourite is Harry Potter.

Presenting a storybook as a group in primary school was the first time this Biochemistry major had found learning English interesting. During secondary school, his class shared and discussed English books like Harry Potter.

Living with a South African girl in the hostel let this Chemistry major use English in daily life. She studied The Chronicles of Narnia for the SBA, which helped her enjoy the process of reading. Her favourite author is Roald Dahl.

A trip to a fast food shop made this Maths major recognise the English names for different food. The Secret Garden is the first book he read from the beginning to the end.