Classes at a language centre were interesting due to the background of the tutors who taught grammar, writing and presentation skills. Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers is a logically written book about why people are successful.

Watching movies from different countries and discussing the content was an interactive secondary school experience for this Business major. She reads material related to her major.

Going on exchanges and also interacting with visiting students improved this Marketing major’s vocabulary in secondary school. She likes audio books reviewed on YouTube.

A Form 2 course, Language Arts, was interactive and included lots of group discussion and performing drama. This student’s parents read her Snow White and other bedtime stories about princesses.

Being an exchange student at UCLA exposed this Language major to different accents and grammar. Her reading focuses on texts about how foreigners interpret Chinese literature.

The homestay experience in New Zealand in Form Four immersed this Science major in an English speaking environment as she communicated with people while sightseeing. She remembers reading The Three Little Pigs with her family.

Junior secondary phonics classes were more fun than the examination oriented experience in higher education for this Civil Engineering major. She enjoyed the detective stories in The Famous Five Series.

This Accounting major read The Lord of the Rings after watching the movie in class. Watching movies during an English elective class helped him prepare for the DSE.

A study programme in Australia during Form Four allowed this Finance major to experience more interactive English classes. He explored self evaluation while reading The Art of Thinking.

A Biology major enjoyed watching the movie Alien during a Year 3 university English course. After completing the Chinese version of Harry Potter in junior secondary, he read the English one.

Taking a secondary school debating class with a NET required this Information Science major to focus on English for a few hours. She read Gossip Girl and watched the TV series.

A language workshop led by a NET called cinematopia helped this Business major because she could only speak English in the class. She does not have enough time to enjoy reading.

Travelling to Africa as a volunteer required this Management major to use English to communicate. He read articles about photography on the Internet.

Presenting in English was part of this Business major’s role at a theme park. She read Matilda in English in Primary 3 after completing the Chinese version.

Playing Scrabble is a good way for this Business major to learn new words while socialising. She read If I Stay after watching the movie.

A pre-university ambassador programme allowed this Biology major to chat in English with students from different countries. He read the recommended Your Inner Fish.

Watching Harry Potter during a secondary school English class helped relieve the pressure for this Business major. Reading books such as The Fault in Our Stars can improve English.

University English classes with discussion have been a good way for this Business major to practise using the language. He read Harry Potter after borrowing it from his aunt.

Secondary school English classes did not appeal to this Business major. She had expected to learn more grammar. Reading Nick Vujicic’s stories inspired her.

Over time this Information Systems major has become more familiar with English by reading the subtitles while watching the Discovery Channel. He has read the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Interacting with a NET was a valuable experience for this Accounting graduate. A friend recommended she read Fifty Shades of Grey.

Impromptu speaking during university language classes put this Finance major under pressure but she enjoyed the experience. She read The Investor’s Dilemma to prepare for university.

Touring prestigious UK universities during Form Four put this Business major in touch with other English speaking international students. She caught the reading bug after picking up Harry Potter.

Extra-curricular English classes for this Business major included eating and making handicrafts. She read The Other 8 Hours during Form 6 a-book-a-day exercise.

An extra-curricular tutorial class did not live up to this Management major’s expectations. She read Eat, Pray, Love and Why I Left Goldman Sachs during an internship in Singapore.

English was the lingua franca during a university exchange in Korea. He watched Twilight, and read the English series because the Chinese version was published too slowly.

Debating in secondary school taught this Business major to research and respond quickly in a discussion. She read a book about Sir Alex Ferguson because she likes football.

A six-month exchange to Manchester was an intensive English learning experience for this Marketing major. She read Twilight after watching the movie.

Watching a movie in high school helped this Economics major appreciate the use of real life English. She felt closer to the author by reading the English version of Harry Potter.

Chatting with international students during university language classes improved this Business major’s English. She likes books that have movies such as The Hunger Games.

Performing a play in secondary school allowed this Business major to apply his knowledge of English. He improved his vocabulary by reading Wuthering Heights.

An extra-curricular class arranged by her mum helped this Management major to expand her vocabulary. Her teachers recommended she read newspaper editorials.

A university English course taught this Management major about broader communications strategies including body language and interview skills. She enjoyed reading What If, a book on hypothetical scientific problems.

Watching YouTube videos about pronunciation and spelling is an alternative to traditional classroom learning for this Business major. He prefers non-fiction but has recently read The Fault in Our Stars.

Watching western soap operas helped this Business major improve her pronunciation. She watched Harry Potter with her friends and read the book series to get more details.

Classes in primary and secondary school were the source of this Business major’s English learning. Completing the four books in the Twilight series was the first time she read something totally in English.

Watching movies and discussing the content and the use of language in secondary school interested this Business Systems major. A book about Elon Musk is related to her university studies.

A NET introduced Shakespeare to this Business major during Language Arts classes in secondary school. She likes reading online English news to understand what is happening around her.

An Irish NET raised this Accounting major’s awareness of topical issues while teaching English. He read Uncle Tom’s Cabin in primary school.

Preparing for the IELTS test was really tough for this Computer Science major. He reads more English material in university in Hong Kong than he did in the Mainland.