Organising an information booth gave this Mechanical Engineering major a chance to explain the sports culture in Hong Kong to foreigners. He had to read a long piece of text on environmental conservation in secondary school.
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Preparing for IELTS included attending an intensive seventeen-day course. This Electronic Commerce major does not like reading but has to for her classes.
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A lecturer in college taught this Psychology major Mahjong and the terms used in the game. She had to read comprehensions aloud in secondary school class.
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A secondary school teacher brought this Public Policy major and her classmates to the playground to study a poem. She had to spend a lot of time reading materials related to her major.
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In secondary school, this Architectural student watched a modern version of Romeo and Juliet. She found books related to her major difficult to understand.
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Watching Hollywood action movies such as The Avengers, Spider-Man, Batman, Hulk and James Bond improved this Science major’s English listening skills. She does not like reading textbooks.
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Joining typing wars while playing League of Legends helped this Psychology major learn how to communicate with English speaking gamers. Reading textbooks is a good way to learn grammar.
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Listening to music such as her favourite song Can’t Stop Love by Darin Zanyar helped this Biology major learn the language. Reading research papers in Biology was difficult for her.
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A teacher who told the story of Snow White to this Marketing major when she was young motivated her to learn English. She seldom reads in English except for the assigned texts from class.
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A tutor in an extra-curricular class told this Design major that grammar does not matter which is the opposite of what she learnt in school. She thinks the passage on the DSE reading paper is very difficult to understand.
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English is used by this Physics major to speak with the priest, read the Bible, and sing hymns in church. He found the reading paper in the DSE difficult.
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Performing the story of Cinderella in class improved this Accounting major’s spoken English. He found the words in the DSE reading paper to be difficult.
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Watching a university drama performance exposed this Event Management major to Old English and western culture as well as improving his listening. The DSE readings were challenging.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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To prepare for the DSE, this BBA major did a lot of exercises to improve his English. He mostly reads the assigned materials in university courses.
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Watching digital stories made by fellow students in a university course led this Computing major to learn about heritage. Readings on how to write academic papers and citations were also part of the course.
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An English teacher explained the process of making a salad in class.. This Finance major has to complete reading tests based on textbooks during her postgraduate studies.
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An exchange to the US enabled this Nursing major to interact with foreigners. She had to read a lot of articles for the A-levels.
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Despite being nervous about speaking to foreigners for the first time, this Business major felt encouraged. The DSE reading paper was very tough.
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A teacher in secondary school used songs and lyrics to help build this Business major’s vocabulary. Her most memorable reading experience is the DSE reading paper.
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The main focus of this Contract Law major’s primary and secondary education was practising for examinations. She preferred reading fiction but is now interested in non-fiction related to her major.
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Attending lectures delivered by a foreigner exposed this Engineering major to a different perspective of learning a second language. Reading about Beeno in primary school English textbooks was the first time he was exposed to a lot of new vocabulary.
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Doing a group presentation with her classmates helped this Japanese Studies major learn better. Reading an article for an essay was a difficult task for her.
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Writing and performing a drama allowed this Accounting major to demonstrate her language skills in front of her parents. She doesn’t like reading English but she has to because of her studies.
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Joining a learning group encouraged this Accounting major to speak on various topics. Textbooks written in English are more direct than those in Chinese.
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A teacher from secondary school liked to show NBA videos in class although this Psychology major didn’t know much about it. Reading an article about ancient Greek architecture was very difficult for her.
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English lessons in secondary school were boring for this Information Management major as they mostly focused on grammar. Reading academic papers makes her sleepy.
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A teacher used songs to help improve this Engineering Management major’s language skills and teach him about different cultures. He thinks the DSE reading passage is too difficult.
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A part-time job gave this Business major the opportunity to talk with her British co-worker. Reading the DSE paper was nerve-wracking for her.
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Watching YouTube videos presented by foreigners developed this Hotel Management major’s accent and vocabulary. She rarely reads English materials apart from the course material related to her major.
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Watching funny videos by Smosh on YouTube is a relaxing way for this Public Administration major to learn. She hates reading lecture notes because there are too many words.
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English classes in secondary school involved watching movies for this Nursing major. She finds the notes from a tutorial class effective for English learning because of the colourful and organised design.