To prepare for IELTS, this Social Science major attended classes where he learnt the “parallel reading method”. He also goes to an English Corner to improve his pronunciation.

Learning exam skills for the DSE didn’t enhance this Journalism major’s English level. She learnt about different topics and expanded her vocabulary by reading the SCMP before taking the DSE.

An English teacher arranged intensive training to prepare this student for the public exams. She is still looking for a book she started reading at a fair.

From primary school to the A-levels, this Psychology major has worked on her English. Reading English literature is difficult.

Attending an international school for primary and secondary improved this Social Science major’s English. Taking IGCSE and A-Level exams further strengthened the language.

English was seldom used when studying in junior secondary. Past paper training was arranged in senior years. This Chinese major showed improvement with more frequent use of the language in university.

Learning the alphabet and the names of fruits in kindergarten was how this International Studies major started her language journey. Now in university, she values her knowledge of English.

Junior and senior education focused on preparing this Nursing major for the DSE. Plagiarism, citation and referencing were highlighted in university.

This Surveying major learnt an English word every day in kindergarten. He was required to read for a university language course. He used English while in Berlin and London.

This English major developed an interest in the language in primary school. She started to learn more academic English in secondary school. Preparation for exams was also important during that time.

Building a strong vocabulary in senior secondary helped this Chinese major to achieve a good College Entrance Exam result. He read a lot for the TOEFL exam and also took part in CET and GRE.

Secondary education aimed at preparing this English major for exams. She likes watching movies and sitcoms, listening to music, reading blogs and literature, and travelling.

Making a digital story required this Surveying major to do a lot of research. She seldom reads books because she has a lot of homework to do.

Doing an English show-and-tell in primary school required this Life Science major to speak in front of a large audience. He also had to complete spoken English exams.

Living and studying abroad allowed this Design graduate to learn from native English speakers. English exams are the highlight of his reading experience. Watching YouTube is a good way to learn.

An SBA exercise led this engineer student to appreciate lyrics and pronunciation. The reading component of an exam is stressful for him because of the time limit. He reads for academic purposes.

Preparing for the DSE with classmates was like soldiers getting ready for war for this Engineering major. Reading in class allowed students to share opinions.

Learning English in university is more interactive and less boring than reviewing DSE past papers for this Science major. She also read the South China Morning Post and discussed the news with her teacher in preparation for the DSE.

Preparing for the DSE was focused on passing an exam instead of learning English for this student. Most of his English reading involves academic articles and he has to use the dictionary a lot.

A school report in Grade 7 confirmed this Business major’s realisation that she had become more fluent in English. Reading Animal Farm and 1984 challenged her original ways of thinking.

Reciting sentences from a newspaper was boring and useless for this Business major. It was difficult to do a presentation about Percy Jackson and The Olympians during an English speech exam in Form Three.

This Business major attributed a good DSE result to his English teacher who is an expert in grammar. He seldom reads books and learns English only through reading textbooks or watching TV news.

A time-limited spelling test in secondary school did not help this Nursing major remember many words. She spent a lot of time reading difficult Psychology books.

Understanding the meaning in English rather than in Chinese helped this Engineering major prepare for A-level exams. She also had to write a book review in A-level English.

Taking a tutorial class didn’t produce the A-level result wanted by this Engineering graduate. These days she tries to sharpen her vocabulary by reading an online article a day. She looks up unfamiliar words in the dictionary.

This Arts major reflects on getting a poor grade in a compulsory university course. She found an interesting book on psychology in a bookshop.

Modal verbs puzzled this Arts major in an exam. She read Oliver Twist as part of an undergraduate literature course. She found Dickens’ descriptions attractive.

Studying in the UK and taking IB significantly improved this Psychology major‘s English. Reading Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm made her want to study Psychology.

This Marketing major did not enjoy watching movies and TV dramas in class because her English was bad. She just read for exams and didn’t find reading novels and watching movies helpful for exams.

Preparing for the CET Band 4 test involved a lot of pronunciation practice for this Finance major. She says reading and writing are easier than speaking. She read BBC news.

In order to enter university, this Business major read and wrote a lot in English during high school. Reading academic materials in university in Hong Kong has been pleasurable.

An English teacher prepared this Engineering graduate for A-level exam by enhancing her writing and reading skills. She discovered new vocabulary when reading newspapers.

An English teacher helped improve this Gerontology major’s speaking skills for the DSE exam. She watched English TV to prepare for IELTS. She feels that watching TV is better than reading.

Doing reading, writing and listening papers in preparation for the DSE was hard work for this Nursing major. Her boyfriend gave her The Five People You Meet in Heaven but she found it boring and did not finish it.

Practising speaking with her classmates helped this History major get a level 4 in the DSE. After watching Sherlock Holmes on BBC, she tried to read the book but stopped after 8 pages.

Preparing for an honours project involved reading many journals in limited time according to this Human Resource Management major.

In order to get into a good university, this Engineering major worked hard to prepare for the Gaokao in high school. He reads inspiring short passages every day on his phone.

Learning centre classes taught this Food Science major how to write stories while also playing games. In secondary school, she read storybooks and other materials in order to prepare for reading comprehension assessment.

An English teacher explained the process of making a salad in class.. This Finance major has to complete reading tests based on textbooks during her postgraduate studies.

Having forced to study hard every day for dictation by his parents was very painful for this Economics and Finance major. Academic journals are hard to understand because there are many difficult words and ideas.