A primary school teacher helped this Counselling major learn vocabulary. In secondary school, she had to write summaries based on newspapers.

An ESL class in primary school taught this Actuarial Science major grammar and writing, idioms and poetry. She was eager to read children’s book series. Teachers encouraged her to read newspapers and magazines.

Participating in group activities motivated this Science major’s to learn English. He always imagined being a character in adventure stories like Alex Rider. A reading competition made him learn the phrases in books.

Exercises given by a supportive teacher enhanced this Business major’s English. He used different skills to analyse the reading passages in the DSE.

Having an English girlfriend improved this Medical student’s speaking skills. Secondary school English classes in the UK focused on creative writing and composition instead of grammar. He used to hate reading. He now reads textbooks for his studies.

An ELT lecturer shared personal experiences with this Anthropology major’s class. Some ethnographies are written as if they were telling stories about culture and human behaviour. She once read about foot binding in the SCMP.

Learning the alphabet in primary school marked the start of this Engineering major’s English learning. He read Sherlock Holmes with a dictionary.

Vocabulary provided by a teacher helped this Chinese major in his writing exams. Reading the whole series of The Chronicles of Narnia is an achievement. He had to take guesses at the meanings of difficult words and found the movies helped understand the books.

An enthusiastic teacher was willing to do extra work for this Nursing major. She read newspapers every day in secondary school to learn new vocabulary.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tertiary educators are better than primary and secondary school teachers according to this Translation major. He loves books showing different cultures. He is translating J by Howard Jacobson.

Grammar and vocabulary were the focus in this Social Science major’s primary and secondary schools. She learnt a lot of new words in textbooks.

A university English course taught this Geography major how to write essays and papers. Reading The Death and Life of Great American Cities has changed the way she sees reading.

Dedicated secondary school teachers provided useful supplementary notes for this Social Work major. He read to prepare for the public exam.

Analysing English grammar, structure, and sentence patterns exposed this Linguistics to the beauty of the language. She does academic reading.

She doesn’t have many chances to use English for communication in daily life according to this Geography major. She reads journal articles.

This Public Health major wished that English lessons were more exam-oriented in senior secondary. Reading Gay Specificity in Hong Kong allowed him to find out more about the local communities.

The classes taught by a NET are fun according this Science major. He reads Sherlock Holmes.

A pre-reading activity for a crime story fostered this Physics major’s creativity. Participating in the Battle of the Books made him memorise the selected titles. Reading allows him to imagine.

An English teacher’s lessons included examples of how to use new vocabulary. This Chinese major has read the Young Post and the Bible.

A general university communication skills course taught this Psychology major some memory tricks. He measures his university readings by thickness.

This History major overcome the challenges of learning at an EMI secondary school by investing more time in her studies and receiving great support from teachers. She didn’t enjoy doing book reports in secondary school because she couldn’t choose her own books.

Learning the pronunciation of A to Z in secondary school was not expected by this Medical student. Sophie Kinsella’s books make her cry. The first book she read from the author is Can You Keep a Secret?

English lessons in the UK were designed to cater to this Law major’s needs. A teacher helped her understand A Christmas Carol. She now mostly reads academic books but she also likes reading biographies.