A teacher played a song to teach this Chemistry major vocabulary. Reading books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for a school project enhanced her vocabulary and writing.

Homework based on reading and commenting on newspaper articles trained this Nursing major’s self-learning skills. Understanding journals on medical issues requires researching additional information.

Playing Scrabble with a host family in the UK taught this Science major everyday vocabulary. English lessons in the UK involved more activities. An interest in animal husbandry motivated him to read about it.

Reading a history book in secondary school taught this Sociology major how to write argumentative essays. Some of her sociology readings are written in a different style of English.

All subjects in a secondary school summer programme used English as the MOI. Reading is boring, so this Nursing major likes to watch exciting dramas like Breaking Bad.

This Accounting major didn’t enjoy the exam-focused learning in school. He learnt more English when it was the MOI. He read The Red and the Black as well as detectives stories like Sherlock Holmes.

To prepare for the IELTS speaking test, this History major practised by herself in her room. Reading a 600-page textbook was a crazy experience.

Learning in primary school was less exam-oriented for this Business major. Being an English ambassador enabled him to speak the language with teachers and schoolmates.

Watching The Devil Wears Prada in high school made this Social Science major love English. She read Harry Potter after watching the movies; and the books are more interesting.

Reading textbooks loudly and repeatedly had familiarised this Information Engineering major with the vocabulary and sentence structures. The English in his mathematics textbook is not complicated. He also reads books about economics.

An experienced and helpful teacher inspired this Global Studies major to learn English. Dictionaries helped him overcome the difficulty in reading academic papers. It is hard to fully understand The Economist.

A primary school teacher helped this Math Education major after-school and taught what he really had to learn. He reads software user manuals.

Reading novels and doing reports in front of the class in primary school was hard but helpful for this Business major. Participating in the speech festival made her start looking at poems. She likes the writing style and meaning of Pride and Prejudice.

English classes taught completely in the language were hard for this Computer Science major. He could choose his own topics for the news sharing in secondary school.

In secondary school, this Business major did a drama. She had to check nearly every single word when reading an English textbook in Form One.

Reading lessons in the UK include analysing the language according to this Architect. He also learns about the culture of English by watching the BBC news and living in the environment. Although he didn’t appreciate Shakespeare in school, he decided to read it again as an adult.

Despite losing a competitive debate in secondary school, this Social Work major developed new skills. Reading course material with a dictionary enhanced her vocabulary. She seldom used English in primary school.

University English lessons taught this Accounting major how to use the language and see it in an interesting way. He started to read books every week after his parents brought him to the library. He likes Percy Jackson.

A Primary 5 classroom activity involved acting in a role-play for this Social Work major. The Lost Symbol took a long time to read but it was exciting.

Being surrounded by English speakers in the UK greatly improved this Business major’s language skills. Readings on economics and psychology also enhanced his English.

Catching up to her secondary school classmates in English learning meant this Corporate Communications major had to memorise new vocabulary. She developed a ‘feeling’ for the language which is extremely important. She frequently uses the dictionary while doing university readings.

Watching Matilda in class let this Chinese Education major learn new words and phrases. She reads horror stories in English because she wants to learn more about the genre in the Western context.

Watching and discussing the movie 3 Idiots in Form 5 was the first time this Math Education major learnt English with a film. The abridged version of Hamlet was taught in his secondary school’s reading lessons.

Learning grammar in Form One was made easier by a good teacher for this Chemistry major. A movie shown in class motivated him to read the related book. He likes Harry Potter.

Watching a movie in the school theatre provided a vocabulary learning opportunity for this Chinese major. An essay entitled I Don’t Want to Live Forever showed her a different view of longevity.

Taking TOEFL required this Business major to memorise a lot of vocabulary. The speaking paper was the most difficult. He reads a lot of textbooks.

Preparing for SAT and TOEFL expanded this Science major’s vocabulary. She read poems and stories in school. Nicholas Sparks’ stories touched her heart.

Tutorial lessons taught this Accounting major vocabulary and writing skills for DSE. He reads articles for his university projects.

Taking IELTS motivated this Nursing major to revise English. She read literature, such as short stories and poems, for IGCSE.

The different accents of secondary school teachers was difficult for this Law major to understand. She practised speaking with her brother. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest motivated her to study law.

An exchange in Canada allowed this Actuarial major to acquire presentation and negotiation skills. He didn’t enjoy reading the books taught in his literature class but they did improve his English. The Hunger Games is intriguing.

A teacher told this Philosophy major that English is the language for connecting with the world. Reading Sherlock Holmes taught her practical English and sentence structures. She likes Oscar Wilde and Animal Farm.

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 university English course didn’t cater to different students’ learning needs and language proficiency according to this Psychology major. The Lord of the Rings movies led him to read the original books but he couldn’t finish all of them.

Participating in a charitable event with foreigners gave this Science major a chance to communicate in English. Reading was better in primary school as the teachers would lead the class to do interactive activities such as drama. She likes both the Harry Potter books and movies.

A teacher who pronounced a word incorrectly made this Journalism major realise the importance of learning phonetic symbols. Tales from Shakespeare was a required text in secondary school. He felt that the lines in Romeo and Juliet were strange.

Studying in Canada and Australia exposed this Business major to foreign culture and language learning. She had to complete book reports in secondary school. She hates reading because it’s difficult to understand all the vocabulary.

Taking on a role in a drama class required this Computer Science major to study the script with a dictionary. He continues to check new words for university readings.

A competition was held in this Pharmacy major’s class so they could learn movie genres. The unexpected twist in the plot of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was memorable.

A funny tutorial teacher helped this Nursing major memorise the lesson material better. She read fiction books like The Fault in Our Stars. Her favourite is The Green Mile which has an intriguing storyline.