Taking part in a secondary school drama production enhanced this Information Management major‘s confidence in speaking English. She read The Giver for a test.
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Participating in a drama in secondary school helped this student learn English efficiently. He has to read essays on many different topics for his major. Film adaptations motivate him to read the book version.
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Acting in a secondary school drama motivated this Public Admin student to learn more. Reference readings in his studies exposed him to more vocabulary and different forms of expression. He read the Wizard of Oz for a book report.
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A history teacher used drama to teach this Architecture major a variety of English accents. Animal Farm was a required reading. He is interested in books that have been made into movies.
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Performing in a secondary school musical allowed this Social Work major to acquire vocabulary through lyrics and dialogue. She read The Hunger Games series and novels by Cecelia Ahern. Due to a lack of time, she mostly reads Chinese books now.
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A drama competition in secondary school helped improve this Engineering major’s language skills. She seldom reads English books. However she would read more for further study and communication with foreigners.
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Turning a song into a drama performance during secondary school was an alternative this Arts major preferred compared to drilling exercises. She enjoyed reading Letters to Sam by Daniel Gottlieb as it reminded her of her grandmother.
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Writing a play and performing it gave this Science major an opportunity to apply his knowledge and skills. Reading books and research papers in Ecology broadened his horizons.
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In secondary school, this Accounting major was able to practise his spoken English by performing a drama. He read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.
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In secondary school, this Architectural student watched a modern version of Romeo and Juliet. She found books related to her major difficult to understand.
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Writing a new script based on Othello was one of the activities this English major did in literature class. Reading Roald Dahl’s The BFG to her mother boosted her confidence in speaking.
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Watching Romeo and Juliet in class allowed this Accounting major to learn more about the story as well as English. She finished the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella in secondary school.
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An exchange to London gave this Design major the opportunity to meet and speak with people from different countries. A teacher from secondary school used drama to ignite her interest in reading A Christmas Carol.
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Reading the Wimpy Kid series reminded this Social Work major of her happy memories in school. Performing a Valentine’s Day-themed drama made her classmates laugh while learning about the topic.
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Performing Romeo and Juliet during secondary school taught this Social Work major Old English and different expressions. She had to read the South China Morning Post for homework.
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Secondary school drama lessons were a better way to learn than language classes for this Accounting major. Performing the script made her realise the importance of reading skills.
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Performing the story of Cinderella in class improved this Accounting major’s spoken English. He found the words in the DSE reading paper to be difficult.
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Playing different roles through drama exposed this Engineering major to different kinds of English. Reading the South China Morning Post gave him access to many interesting facts.
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Performing drama in class allowed this Urban Studies major to practise his spoken English even though he made many mistakes. He read Animal Farm for the SBA.
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Joining a programme called Little Star allowed this Marketing major to learn English through fun activities. Performing drama sparked her interest in the language. She read The Great Gatsby for a university course.
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Writing and performing a drama allowed this Accounting major to demonstrate her language skills in front of her parents. She doesn’t like reading English but she has to because of her studies.
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Performing in a drama required this Translation major to memorise a script and learn vocabulary. He likes reading classics such as Hamlet.
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A teacher in high school asked this Business Administration major to perform in a drama. He read TIME and The Wall Street Journal.
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Drama lessons in secondary school left a strong impression on this Biology major because it involved games, interaction with NET, and a play production with friends. With a teacher’s help he was able to understand what The Alchemist was about.
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Performing a dramatic interpretation of the Yellow Wallpaper in class allowed this English for Communication major to use the language in a fun way. She read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Lamb to the Slaughter, and other books with her classmates and shared thoughts on them.
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Acting in a primary school drama was a useful and exciting learning experience for this Applied Physics major. Reading lecture notes is frustrating because it is hard to understand the meaning.
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Secondary school English class involved reading and performing a script. This Urban Studies major wrote a poem in response to an assigned poem given by her teacher.
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Experiential learning with a NET through drama and other activities is more effective. This Accounting major was required to read a novel each month and have discussions afterwards in secondary school. Her favourite is the Giver by Lois Lowry.
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A drama project with a NET in college taught this Engineering major to speak on stage like a native. He had to read a lot of reference books and lecture notes to get good results in examinations.
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An American university tutor taught this Chemistry major English memory skills. He enjoys reading Shakespeare’s plays including King Lear and Hamlet.