A student fondly recalls English Week in his secondary school as an opportunity to practise speaking outside the classroom. He enjoys reading autobiographies.

Learning English in university involved night clubbing in Lan Kwai Fong.

A school visit to a university hotel helped build this student’s vocabulary. He read about Coco Chanel during the SBA. He’s an NBA fan and plays video games in English.

Secondary school English ambassadors polish their language skills by testing other students and leading activities. Watching Pride and Prejudice led to reading the original Jane Austen book.

Performing a drama, leading a book club and being a member of the English society contributed to this student’s English learning experience in secondary school. She has read The Little Prince, Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Narnia, and Sherlock Holmes.

Interviewing foreigners gave this student a chance to practise her English. She read Howl’s Moving Castle after watching the movie. She bought the book because she likes the author.

A secondary school English club gave this student a chance to learn more by interacting with his English teacher. He reads the local news in the newspaper.

Debating in university gave this student an opportunity to prepare speeches and arguments. She has read Jane Eyre and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. She finds the latter exciting.

A fun fair in primary school enabled this student to have more interaction in English through games. She prefers to read newspapers such as the SCMP as it allows her to learn new vocabulary.

As an English ambassador in secondary school, this student was involved in more activities. He read Matilda and thought it was funny.

English only days in secondary school were a good learning opportunity for this student. Reading newspapers focusing on economics and finance is helpful for his major in Accounting.

Doing a solo performance and being part of a choir meant this student had to work on pronunciation and fluency. She mostly reads academic books.

Exposure to English was limited during this student’s kindergarten and primary years. It changed when she studied in an EMI secondary school which had extra-curricular English activities.

Learning English in secondary focused on reading the South China Morning Post everyday and some English books. English days included games and watching some shows.

Communicating with volunteers who visited his secondary school increased this Accountant’s use of English. She read a bit of Harry Potter after watching the entire film series.

A school teacher remembers using English with a German businessman during a dinner hosted by her parents. She read Lord of the Flies for a secondary school literature class.

Prompted to practise more during university, this English major held balcony conversations with her best friend from the hall. She read Lady Chatterley’s Lover after a friend suggested the novel to her in secondary school.

As a teenager, this teacher had to join the activities and make friends during a summer camp facilitated by Canadians. He read Phantom of the Opera for a book report in secondary school.

Doing a poetry reading in a speech festival helped this student with the DSE speech examination. Despite this experience, she does not read much, just CNN.

An English speaking day in secondary school allowed this student a chance to chat with senior and teachers. She enjoyed reading Harry Potter more after seeing the movie.

During kindergarten, this student’s parents enrolled her in classes with a NET who played games and taught vocabulary. She joined a drama club in secondary school. She bought the Twilight series to improve her English.

A teacher helped this student improve her speech and aural skills by encouraging her to take part in a speaking festival. The same teacher also suggested she read movie subtitles to develop better pronunciation. She also read newspapers.

English speaking days in primary and secondary school became more interesting for this student as they also included drama lessons with NETs. Reading is hard for her but she did a book report for the SBA.

English speaking ambassadors in this student’s secondary school took part in themed activities like Halloween. She read articles posted on the back of the toilet door.

English was used in an NGO programme in this student’s secondary school. She also joined a pair-reading scheme. She says her mobile phone prevents her from reading.

A secondary school activity let this Legal Studies major communicate with younger students. He likes reading about Football and will use a printed dictionary at home and his phone when he’s outside. Students should read more newspapers.

It’s important to understand English terms and theories for this Liberal Studies teaching major. He hosted a game booth during English Week in secondary school. He reads Percy Jackson.

As a committee member of the English Society in secondary school, this student held activities and games for primary children. She read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and used to do group reading with friends.

Talking about daily life events with friends in an English Corner was a memorable experience for this student. His reading centres on textbooks.

Debating in high school exposed this student to persuasive language. Although she does not like English books, she needs to read course material at university.

Being a member of the English Society this student played games like Scrabble with other club members. She says English books like Harry Potter are too difficult to read.

Communicating in English in university is more interesting than secondary school as this student can take part in activities with people from different countries. She read part of Tuesdays with Morrie. Her course material is in English.

Secondary school teachers gave this student some topics to discuss with foreigners who he must approach in the street. Reading Rain Man made him realise you cannot judge people by their appearance.

Being a member of a speech club in secondary school helped this student improve her pronunciation. She likes the adventures in the Sherlock Holmes series.

Interviewing tourists helped this Social Science major improve his conversation skills. He reads about football on the Internet and uses a dictionary when he comes across new words.

Tutors provided reading, writing and speaking support for this student and her classmates during English Week activities in secondary school. She read Harry Potter after watching the movie.

Interviewing tourists during a field trip to Tsim Sha Tsui in secondary school allowed this Maths Education major a chance to use the English he learnt in a classroom. He read Harry Potter because he loved the film.

English Week activities provided a rare chance for this Maths Education major to use the language. He read The Hunger Games as it was a recommended book in secondary school.

Joining a speech festival as a primary school student sparked an interest in poetry. He found The Time Keeper and The Five People You Meet in Heaven inspiring. He watches the Mentalist and the Hell’s Kitchen and chats with exchange students to learn vocabulary and communication.

Learning English through games such as Scrabble in a learning centre was better than classroom exercises for this Business major. English is important for her future career but she prefers using Cantonese.