A student says she enjoys studying English drama at university. She enjoyed the English reading scheme in secondary school but seldom reads now.

A class drama exercise helped this student with his presentation skills.

This student wrote and performed a play with classmates in secondary school. Reading books such as Harry Potter and The Hunger Games help build vocabulary while it’s easy to understand the English used in video games like Fever and Grand Theft Auto.

English songs, poems and drama are an alternative to grammar and “technical English.” Watching movies such as Harry Potter and The Hunger Games will get you interested in reading the original books.

A NET inspires with drama and musicals. Craft books are interesting and beautiful.

An impressive professor used songs and drama in an English class. Reading includes The Hunger Games, Reader’s Digest, and course material.

Teachers helped this student with drama and reading star letters. She also read Twilight and a book by Roald Dahl. English is used as the MOI in university art classes.

Different modes of learning such as drama and watching films in secondary school are highlights for this student. She describes The Five People You Meet in Heaven as inspiring and educational.

A Chinese teaching major learnt English through drama during NET-led classes in secondary school. She read Harry Potter and is comfortable reading E-books, and using other online sources such as dictionaries and search engines for vocabulary building.

Teachers helped this student and her classmates write a drama script which they also performed. She read books and newspapers during a scheduled time during secondary school.

Secondary school drama classes exposed this student to rhyming. The classes also helped her conversation skills. She reads textbooks to prepare for IELTS.

Drama classes and competitions in primary and second school were good platforms for this student to practise English. She likes reading Hunger Games, and adventure books by Darren Shan and J.K. Rowling. Movies are also good for learning English.

Interactive English drama lessons led by a foreign teacher involved games that allowed this student to communicate with classmates. Reading academic journals in university has raised his political awareness.

Shakespearean dramas performed by fellow university students interested this student. She once saw her name in the Standard or the South China Morning Post because her Scrabble team won an award.

A drama project in secondary school required this student to help write the script with classmates. He also read the South China Morning Post to prepare for the DSE exam. He found it hard at first but persevered and realised he started to learn.

Primary school drama classes allowed this student to practise her English skills. She read Harry Potter after a friend recommended it to her. Later she watched the movie.

Writing and performing a drama in Form One exposed this student to everyday English. She feels a sense of accomplishment for reading the entire Harry Potter series. She prefers non-fiction these days.

An ECE major enjoyed writing and performing a drama in Form Four as she learnt about language differences. She says it is good to start learning English when you are young. She has read Twilight.

A Chinese Language Teaching major enjoyed drama in junior secondary school. She read Tuesdays with Morrie because it was compulsory. She says her secondary school English teacher helped her get a good result in the DSE.

After beginning school in Canada, a Maths Teaching major focused on using English. He enjoyed secondary school drama in Hong Kong as well as reading with NETS. He feels it is better to teach maths in English.

An English Teaching major took part in a Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in Primary 5. He read TIME magazine but found it too complicated.

Drama and stories made learning English fun in primary school for this ECE major. Preparing for the DSE involved learning vocabulary and doing past papers. She reads Wikipedia.

The DSE drama elective sparked this student’s interest in English. She likes the Last Song by Nicholas Sparks and says students should be encouraged to read in English or Chinese.

Drama class prompted this student to speak in English but she felt it didn’t help her in the DSE. She feels there should be make-up classes for struggling students. She has no interest in reading in English.

English drama education in secondary school enabled this student to learn English by repeating a script. He also sings some songs in English because he loves the melody. He reads for academic purposes.

A drama project in secondary school for this student involved working with a script and preparing the costumes and make up. She reads course material in English in university and sometimes uses Google, a dictionary, and Wikipedia.

This student experienced role-playing exercises during English drama lessons in secondary school. He went to the library to prepare his book reports. He uses English in university and advises students to read more.

A Chinese Language Teaching major played a “bad guy” in secondary school English class. She read The Little Prince. She can’t imagine using English much in the future.

Watching a professional drama organised by her secondary school English teacher interested this student. She worked hard to pass IELTS. She felt there was too much drilling during her school years. She likes films and songs in English.

Performing a drama according to a script required this student to focus on correctness. She reads the newspaper. She uses English as part-time police officer.

Drama classes in this student’s secondary school involved improvisation. He says it helped improve communication for daily life. He will read something related to his hobbies.

Acting in Romeo and Juliet was different to sitting in the classroom for this student. He seldom reads English books but uses the language in university engineering classes.

A student has fun memories of a drama workshop in Form Two. She doesn’t read much English but would be interested in something funny. She uses English to read course material about nursing.

Secondary school English classes included drama, dictation, reading and watching movies for this student. She prefers to read short books. English is the MOI for her university studies in fashion and textiles.

Drama classes with a NET in secondary school allowed this student to improve his communication skills. He had read an abridged version of a Tale of Two Cities. As a Nursing major, he prefers to practise techniques instead of reading about them. [5CJ188]  ...

A designer recalls an English class where he took part in a group project that involved cooking and performing a drama about it. He laments the decline of English in his workplace. He plays in a band that uses English songs but is not sure about the meaning of some of the lyrics.

Learning English songs in primary school and performing a drama after reading Pride and Prejudice in Secondary 3 are positive memories for this student. She says the demands of high grades through exams were frustrating. She also read Memoirs of a Geisha for school competition in Secondary 5.

A drama and musical with dancing provided this student with an English learning experience in secondary school. She likes science fiction and ET is her favourite book because it has a touching story about a family.

Creating a musical in Secondary 4 required this student to perform and write lyrics. She does not read much in English but English is used in her BBA.

Listening to the BBC and watching a drama helped this student with the DSE. She likes the vampires in the Twilight books. She says there is more detail in text.