In Form Three, this BBA major had an English lesson in the kitchen and learnt English when cooking food. She reads English recipes and learns food names.

This Chinese major finds it interesting to talk to foreign students in her college. She reads BBC news.

This Education major participated in a choral speaking competition, and enjoyed learning poems and working with her classmates. She likes reading newspapers more than books.

To prepare for the A-levels, this Humanities major read the South China Morning Post and did past papers. He also watched TV series without subtitles. He likes the Harry Potter series.

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.

Listening to English music is a good learning experience for this Communications major. She has bought a lot of English books but finds them too long to read.

This Management major listens to English music.

This Management major has expanded his vocabulary by writing down words when watching TV shows.

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.

Talking to an American exchange student was an enjoyable experience for this Maths major. He read TOEFL course material.

An English course in Australia provided this Philosophy major with the opportunity to talk to native speakers and learn everyday English. He finds it difficult to understand some course material.

To prepare for IELTS, this IT Management major learnt a lot of vocabulary. A teacher gave her an English book as a gift, which she totally doesn’t understand the content.

In a language school, this China Studies major met humorous teachers who entertained the class with humour. She was taught a special way to read the articles in the Gaokao.

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.

Mini games during the university English class helped this Chemistry major memorise vocabulary and sentence patterns. He reads articles related to science or his hobbies like basketball. He finds NBA magazines in the library.

English songs from his favourite band, X Japan, have exposed this Business major to new vocabulary, sentence patterns and symbolic meanings. The language of course material is difficult.

This Journalism major put her English into practise when she successfully made an order at a fast food restaurant. She reads textbooks about communication.

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.

This Accounting had to use English during a camp to understand instructions given by the coach. He reads newspapers to learn about dancing in Hong Kong.

Taking a course about the International Phonetic Alphabet was enjoyed by this English major. He continued studying the subject by reading books on phonetics and phonology.

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.

Being a school English ambassador enabled this Translation major to talk with native speakers. He hates reading. The only thing he reads is the materials from his lectures.

Primary school tutorial classes with a NET included singing and games for this Communications major. Her university teacher gave her a 500 page book to read.

Listening to songs in class let this Science major learn vocabulary easily. She gets inspiration from books about famous people like Steve Jobs and Nick Vujicic.

Despite practising speaking with a private tutor, this Chinese Literature major recorded a poor result in IELTS. She read a book before sleep every night last year.

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.

This Maths major thinks she had a typical learning experience in school. She took courses outside school. She usually reads news online.

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.

A study tour to Singapore vastly improved this Engineering major’s English. She remembers reading English chemistry textbooks in high school.

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.

In daily life, this Engineering major learns English through films, TV shows and music. He seldom reads English books but has to read articles for his projects and research.

Conversations in movies such as Inception taught this Chemistry major English. In secondary school, she had enjoyed reading newspaper articles on health and lifestyle.

This Biology major prefers to learn English from movies and songs. His secondary school forced him to read newspapers like The Student Standard but the vocabulary was difficult.