Preparing for the DSE speaking test gave this Nursing major a lot of chances to practise English. She read newspapers in secondary school. She now reads literature for her studies.
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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.
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Immersion in the US pushed this Medical student to learn faster. Reading papers for her studies improved her reading skills a lot.
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Studying overseas advanced the growth of this Commerce graduate’s learning process. Reading university textbooks required her to think in English and use the language instead of Chinese to comprehend the text.
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A NET left a lasting impression on this Advertising major as she used fun and creative ways to teach vocabulary and grammar. He read a story about a child’s crime. He only reads research papers and articles now.
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English was used by this History major during a Form 6 cultural heritage project. He did readings on anthropology.
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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.
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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.
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Although she was studying French, this student’s English improved as it was the medium of instruction. She values reading in English.
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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.
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Living with an exchange student improved this Chinese major’s aural English. He enjoys the readings in English lessons.
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Passing the IELTS exam on the second try earned this Politics major a place in an overseas university. She had to learn skimming and scanning skills because of the time limitations on the exam.
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A drama workshop, prose reading contest and speaking competition contributed to this trainee doctor’s English learning. He has read Gun, Germs, and Steel, drama scripts and GE course material.
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This Surveying major learnt an English word every day in kindergarten. He was required to read for a university language course. He used English while in Berlin and London.
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Secondary school led this student to be an emcee and take part in writing competitions. She read the newspaper to learn about social issues for the DSE.
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Failing the A-levels has remained in the memory of this Chinese major. She reads the newspaper.
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Common core classes in English focused more on interaction, sharing, and personal expression. This Nursing major has read a variety of short articles.
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The SBA involved watching movies for this History major. In Form 6, she read a lot of past papers to prepare for the DSE.
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Studying in Hong Kong meant this Mechanical Engineering major had to speak in English on a daily basis for the first time but was helped by university language courses and instructors. He reads news magazines and journals.
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Learning English in secondary school was boring for this Science major because she did a lot of worksheets. She prefers to learn everyday English by watching movies such as In Time and Friends with Benefits. She reads textbooks related to her major.
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An SBA exercise led this engineer student to appreciate lyrics and pronunciation. The reading component of an exam is stressful for him because of the time limit. He reads for academic purposes.
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This student had to read case studies while preparing presentations for a university business language course. He also read South China Morning Post for a DSE project.
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Interesting stories by a tutor during university language classes have motivated this Risk Management major to learn more vocabulary and grammar. He reads for academic purposes and would read more if he had time.
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A summer exchange programme in Singapore placed this Mathematics and Economics major in an English speaking environment. Secondary school English involved past papers rather than readings.
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University language classes have given this Engineering major more opportunities to speak, which is helpful for daily communication. He reads library books related to his major.
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This Accounting and Marketing major is given business case studies during university English courses, which benefits language learning and future career. He doesn’t read much since entering university.
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A tutor helped this Engineering major with the DSE by teaching him sentence patterns and expanding his vocabulary. The lessons were boring but effective. He also recalls not being able to finish the reading component of the DSE.
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Preparing for the DSE with classmates was like soldiers getting ready for war for this Engineering major. Reading in class allowed students to share opinions.
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A Grade 4 summer holiday camp with games and foreign tutors was a more relaxing way to learn English for this Business major. He reads for academic purposes and tried Harry Potter with a dictionary but gave up.
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Being on a campus with exchange students motivates this Business major to chat in English. He is currently reading course material and journal articles related to his major.
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This Computer Science major had plenty of opportunities to speak English while staying with relatives in Liverpool (UK). He took a week to comprehend an essay related to his major with the help of a dictionary.
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Doing research on the Internet is how this Computer Science major learns English in university. His reading experience is mostly associated with exams.
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Reading taught this Biochemistry major writing skills while watching movies helped with conversational English. He reads for academic purposes and prefers to read fiction that has been made into a movie.
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Preparing for the DSE was focused on passing an exam instead of learning English for this student. Most of his English reading involves academic articles and he has to use the dictionary a lot.
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A Business major credits a university language course for improving her English, which she feels will be valuable if she works in customer service. Most of her reading time is spent on case studies.
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The desire to learn a song accidentally led this Information Technology major to improve his English because he wanted to study the lyrics more closely. Most of his reading centres on course material.
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University English courses taught this Accounting major how to make better presentations. He read his first academic research paper in Year 1.
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Being a language tutor was a win-win situation for this Business major as he had to first learn the vocabulary he shared with his students. He read academic articles for a writing course.
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Studying past papers helped to ease this Science major’s worries as he prepared for high school English exams. He also read the newspaper.