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.

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.

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 teacher was able to spark this Accounting major’s interest through humour. As a big fan of Hollywood stars and supermodels, he pushed himself to understand their interviews in fashion magazines.

This Economics major enjoyed chatting with his university English teacher and also made many friends. He read a book written by Donald Trump in his exchange to the USA.

Subtitles in the movie Sherlock Holmes taught this Engineering major slang and difficult words. His favourite book is The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher.

This Business major spent her kindergarten years in Canada where she learnt English through pictures, actions and words. She read fiction in the library every day during primary school. Her favourite authors are Christopher Pike and Diana Wynne Jones. She now reads online stories and blogs.

In secondary school, this Business major visited a market to learn English names for produce. She also got the chance to talk to English speakers there. She mostly reads because of movie adaptations. Harry Potter is her favourite novel.

Travelling to English-speaking countries is a more interesting way for this Business major to learn the language. Knowing the plot from movies provides her greater motivation to read the original books. Her favourite book is Who Moved My Cheese?

Acting in a drama show taught this Chinese major how to express herself better and be confident in front of the audience. She reads magazines, like TIME, to learn more about international issues and movie stars.

Starting from Form 5, this Medicine major tried to speak more, meet people from different countries and listen to the TV news. She likes reading biographies. She identifies with the author in Chinese Cinderella.

Secondary school students from Australia and the US took part in an English camp with this Chinese major. She uses the Oxford Dictionary to help her get through English books.

Speaking English was compulsory on specific language days in this Computer Science major’s secondary school. Reading Harry Potter marks a growth period in her life.

The need to pass IELTS motivated this Computer Science major to read books and news from the Internet. She reads online news such as BBC.

Games in the English fun fair sparked this Marketing major’s interest in learning English. She was motivated to read more after finishing Harry Potter, which is also her favourite.

Learning street dance motivated this English major to watch video tutorials. His friend gave him the book Paper Towns in which he came across the poet Walt Whitman. Aimless Love by Billy Collins is his favourite poetry collection. He also likes In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

After a two-week immersion in the US, this Translation major found himself thinking and speaking in English. He reads Wikipedia to acquire knowledge of different subjects.

The teacher in this Science major’s university English class invited students to do drama containing special phrases. She reads online short stories derived from movies like Iron Man or Captain America.

Being part of the Umbrella Revolution motivated this BBA major to read more from news media like the BBC and TIME. He feels he needs someone to teach him how to read efficiently.

A drama course exposed this Visual Arts major to everyday English. She can relate to Shopaholic. Her favourite author is Stephen King.

Preparing for IELTS, this Information Systems major listened to the BBC and Voice of America. He also read Flipped after watching the movie. Nowadays he reads material about computer technology.

The crazy English training improved this Management major’s pronunciation. An IELTS course improved his reading and listening skills. He read journals and books for his first assignment.

English teachers showed movies to this Engineering major and his classmates in high school. He sometimes reads Japanese comics with an English translation because they are available earlier than Chinese versions.

As an English day ambassador, this Chinese major took part in dramas and variety shows. She likes to read popular fiction books but not the classics.

IB English classes included a comparative text exercise for this Education major. Reading 1984 let him see what people in the past thought about the future.

A private tutor taught pronunciation to this Social Work when he was in primary school. The Great Gatsby is deep and meaningful because the author explores a lot of hidden meanings.

The desire to study in Hong Kong motivated this Social Science major to study English hard for his Gaokao. Reading A Tale of Two Cities allowed him to feel the beauty of English.

Mock speech exams in front of the whole class made this Arts major work hard to avoid embarrassment. Tuesdays with Morrie is an inspiring book.

Secondary school dictation on TV news was useful for this French major. Her favourite book is Animal Farm by George Orwell. She also likes reading poems.

A tutorial class provided this Law major with extensive training for the DSE. She read Charles Dickens, Jane Austin and Charlotte Brontë in secondary school but felt she improved her language skills with online articles.