A study tour to Canada enabled this Business major to communicate with native speakers and learn about the culture. Reading BBC news and the SCMP every day enhanced her reading skills.

A private tutor from a different background exposed this Business major to another culture. She read The Phantom of the Opera and Harry Potter with her teachers. She likes reading the SCMP and the short articles in Sing Tao Daily.

Attending a summer course in Australia gave this Economics major the opportunity to speak English everywhere. He reads about Hong Kong and international relations in newspapers.

Joining the drama club let this Business major speak more English and build up her confidence. She felt the beauty of the language when she read Harry Potter.

This Business major learnt how to argue in secondary school debate competitions. She reads the SCMP to get updated on current affairs in Hong Kong.

A Hong Kong teacher’s YouTube videos educated this Accounting major in English pronunciation and usage. He reads about business, politics and entertainment in The Economist and TIME. He also read books on psychology and business.

An English teacher’s lessons included examples of how to use new vocabulary. This Chinese major has read the Young Post and the Bible.

Group discussion allowed this Mathematics major to interact with her classmates. She read TIME magazine to prepare for the public exam. The cultural section provided her with lively expressions that could make her writing more attractive.

Movies made this Law major’s class engage in discussions. He discussed an article in TIME with his friends. His favourite book is 1984.

NETs in primary school designed interactive games and activities for this Business major to practise English. Articles for a law course were difficult. Reading newspapers enhanced his vocabulary.

Taking a course recommended by her school in Form Four exposed this Translation major to public speaking and acting in a drama. Her class did a weekly analysis of a newspaper article. Her favourite book is Harry Potter.

Learning exam skills for the DSE didn’t enhance this Journalism major’s English level. She learnt about different topics and expanded her vocabulary by reading the SCMP before taking the DSE.

Drama lessons in junior secondary taught this Social Work major how to write and perform a script. She always read newspapers in secondary school. The Young Post is easy to understand.

Integrated English learning involves years of reading and using the language for this Pharmacy major. He reads novels and used to read National Geographic all the time.

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.

Notes prepared by an English teacher included materials from the South Morning China Post and TIME. He read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because of the movie.

This Arts major cited a secondary school drama lessons, a film competition and a university conference and workshops as sources of language learning. She joined book sharing sessions. She also read TIME magazine.

In senior secondary, this Sociology major read newspapers and watched English programmes. She listened to songs and gained confidence in speaking with exchange students in university.

Writing passages and reading newspapers were the highlights of this Social Work major’s English learning in senior secondary. In university, she read autobiographies and learnt how to write a CV and personal statement.

Primary and secondary English classes included drilling, worksheets and drama for this Maths major. He read the SCMP in secondary school. He also reads Reddit.

Chatting with foreigners has helped this Government and International Studies major develop a native use of the language. Reading newspapers relates to daily life.

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.

A Year 1 university English workshop focused on reading news articles and social affairs. This Translation major learnt a lot of useful phrases which benefits her study.

Failing the A-levels has remained in the memory of this Chinese major. She reads the newspaper.

An English summer camp in junior secondary involved morning lessons and afternoon activities with British university students. This Actuarial Science major feels reading newspapers is an effective way to learn about current affairs.

The music from the band Westlife was part of this Science major’s English learning in high school. She also read the South China Morning Post every morning in school.

This Mechanical Engineering major’s mum read him English novels in primary school and explained the stories in Chinese. He now reads The Economist regularly and sometimes browses news online.

This Business major not only learnt drama from a NET but improved his English during the process and later showcased his skills in a competition. He likes to read blogs and news websites such as BBC and CNN.

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.

Interviewing tourists at Stanley during secondary school boosted this Science major’s confidence in speaking English. She read Les Misérables.

A university class on interviewing skills made this Finance major more conscious about her own speaking ability. She reads news from Bloomberg as it is required for her major.

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.

University English classes using multimedia offered a much better way for this Business major to learn the language. Reading Harry Potter expanded his vocabulary and improved his writing. He reads financial news from Bloomberg regularly.

Learning sentence structure became more interesting when this student’s teacher made up stories. Reading TIME has expanded her vocabulary.

Unhappy with her secondary school’s approach to teaching English, this Economics major learned on her own by reading South Morning China Post and BBC news and listening to the radio. She read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas for a school presentation.

TV dramas such as House enabled this student to learn daily conversation. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is the best book he has ever read and it inspired him to be creative and adventurous. He also reads TIME and The Economist and watches TED videos.

A Form Three English teacher impressed this student by taking a different approach. He likes to read news about the NBA on ESPN and other websites.

Learning how to write a persuasive essay with a foreign teacher in Form 5 helped this Science major to express his own views. He likes to read newspapers to learn more about society.

Learning English in university is more interactive and less boring than reviewing DSE past papers for this Science major. She also read the South China Morning Post and discussed the news with her teacher in preparation for the DSE.

Communicating with foreign teammates in English on the football pitch boosted this student’s vocabulary. He read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory after watching the movie. He subscribes to The Economist.