Watching TV shows exposed this English major to American accents and culture. She read articles from WeChat and browsed learning websites such as VOA and BBC.

An English teacher in secondary school taught this Astronomy major that English was part of his daily life and therefore he needed to do it well. Reading journal articles for the DSE exam was confusing.

Travelling put this Civil Engineering major in touch with English speaking people. Reading the South China Morning Post every day improved his English proficiency.

An exchange to Australia in Form Four improved this Education major’s English. She read the book Eat, Pray, Love because of the movie. That started her reading journey and made her look at newspapers and magazines.

Doing English Builder online in secondary school was irritating, whereas university language course was more practical for this Journalism major. She read Shakespeare’s works, The Lord of the Rings and Greek mythology Percy Jackson. Now she reads magazines and The New York Times online.

Grammar-translation in secondary school was boring but effective in learning for this Linguistics major. She has read novels before and now she usually reads newspapers and magazines.

An activity in secondary school required this Science major to talk with teachers in English. Reading websites and magazines related to her major such as Nature has familiarised her with new vocabulary and current technology. She read Harry Potter in secondary school because of the movie.

Preparing for the CET Band 4 test involved a lot of pronunciation practice for this Finance major. She says reading and writing are easier than speaking. She read BBC news.

Studying in an international school required this Science major to speak English daily. By reading science magazines, he could learn words that were useful for his studies.

Meeting foreigners who shared their lives in their home countries sparked this Economics major’s interest in learning. His mother read the Bookworm storybook series to him. He reads popular novels and the newspaper.

To prepare for DSE exams, this Biology major watched different TV dramas such as Gossip Girl and read The Standard. She likes reading books that she is interested in and read Why Men Marry Bitches.

Chinese characters were used by this Science major in primary school to help him pronounce English words. Reading in front of the class was embarrassing. He reads the China Daily.

Watching American dramas and imitating the actors improved this Technology major’s speech. He set English as the interface language on his electronic devices to practise reading and writing. He read TIME and the book Sherlock Holmes.

Participating in a competition in junior high school improved this Business major’s speaking and academic English. Readings for a philosophy course were more difficult than those directly related to her major.

Using English on a daily basis in the UK helped this Chemistry major. She reads National Geographic and TIME magazine because the topics are related to her everyday life.

An IELTS preparation course helped this Statistics major improve her listening and speaking. A tutor instructed her to use sentence patterns and logic for reading comprehension. She reads newspapers and course material.

Preparing for IELTS involved practising reading, speaking and writing for this Library major. She read newspapers such as the China Daily and The New York Times for exam preparation.

Chatting with roommates from the US and Brazil in English is the way to learn the language according to the Geography major. It was a big difference to secondary school when he faced university readings for the first time.

Interviewing foreigners in Stanley during high school was a good way to practise this English major’s speaking skills. Reading WhatsApp messages showed her how English is localised in Hong Kong. She also reads the BBC and CNN online.

Doing grammar exercises in Form 1 was boring but it helped build fundamentals of English for this Journalism major. He developed a reading habit after completing Oliver Twist. He also reads South Morning China Post and The New York Times.

Lessons on how to write a university final year project were useless to this Mechanical Engineering major. He reads English news and prefers books in Japanese.

Overcoming shyness and talking to foreigners was part of this Politics major’s English self-learning. He started reading The Economist because his classmates said it improved their English.

Watching movies in class was an alternative to traditional teaching in secondary school for this Psychology major. Reading academic articles in university was refreshing. She sometimes reads news and TIME.

Acting in a role-play taught this Accounting major how to communicate in different business and social situations. As an undergraduate, she learnt more about writing when she judged submissions in a secondary school writing competition.

Writing a diary, listening to stories told by her class teacher and reading the newspaper were the highlights of Secondary 3 English for this Biochemistry major. She borrowed science fiction books from the library to improve her English.

Instead of drilling and doing past papers, this Language studies major prepared for the A-levels by watching movies and videos in class. She built a habit of reading the newspaper in secondary school. She sometimes reads news online and self-help books.

When watching movies, this Journalism major jots down words for self-learning. She always reads newspapers and news on Facebook.

Learning from English teachers was the primary source of language education for this Engineering major. He seldom reads but he likes browsing the news website Esports.

A charming English tutor in secondary school stimulated this Sociology major with videos and questions. To prepare for public exams, he read newspapers and watched videos even though he got bored.

A trip to Shanghai during secondary school required this Journalism major to present her ideas in English. She used to write comments about the newspaper articles she clipped in secondary school.

A secondary school teacher used group projects to expose this Accounting major to new vocabulary. Other secondary teachers gave her magazine articles to read. She likes to read about science.

Upon her brother’s advice, this Psychology major wrote a diary to improve her English. She felt tired when forced to read newspaper articles just after lunch in secondary school.

An English teacher prepared this Engineering graduate for A-level exam by enhancing her writing and reading skills. She discovered new vocabulary when reading newspapers.

Without Cantonese speakers, this Accounting major had to use English while studying in the UK. He learns new phrases when reading websites like the BBC.

English was used during a Form Four camp attended by this Cultural Studies major. When she started to take her DSE preparation seriously, she began to read South China Morning Post every day.

Spending six hours a day to prepare for IELTS was different to studying in school for this Chinese major. She reads essays and papers for university and sometimes a newspaper and little novels.

Joining a summer camp required this Business major to speak English with students from other countries. It was challenging for him when he first read university course material in English.

English was only a subject for this Business major, so she didn’t use it outside of class. After starting university, she improved her English by reading news and textbooks.

An online programme enhanced this Business major’s listening and speaking skills. He reads the South China Morning Post every day and uses a smartphone app to memorise vocabulary.

Working with visiting British students in a camp taught this Marketing major idioms and English usage. She learns about world news by reading newspapers.