Talking to the NET in secondary school allowed this Communication major to learn English and culture. He finds it more meaningful to read on his own. He likes Harry Potter and Before I Go to Sleep, which is a strange book to him.

An international competition held in America provided this Arts major with the chance to speak with foreign students. In secondary school, sharing time let her reflect more deeply about Roald Dahl’s Matilda.

To prepare for DSE, this Engineering major forced himself to learn English on his own for the first time. He read an article about learning vocabulary in the university language centre.

The job as a programme assistant provided the environment for this Computer Science major to speak more and learn more English. He recalls a teacher who encouraged him to read as much as possible.

A study tour to Singapore vastly improved this Engineering major’s English. She remembers reading English chemistry textbooks in high school.

The university language course on presentations and reports has been useful for this Economics major. Reading for a sociology course has been memorable.

When this Communications graduate attended the lecture for the first time, he couldn’t understand the professor or the suggested readings. He improved after a few months though.

In tutorial schools, this Science major learnt about human lives while improving her English. Novels in the secondary school library were interesting. His favourite is Harry Potter.

During secondary school, this Engineering major used memory strategies to build her vocabulary. In secondary school, she read the materials provided by her teacher. In college, she usually reads research papers.

Presenting a storybook as a group in primary school was the first time this Biochemistry major had found learning English interesting. During secondary school, his class shared and discussed English books like Harry Potter.

In primary school, cooking in an English lesson let this Biochemistry major learn a lot of food names. Doing a book report in primary school was a challenge for him.

A university language course on how to do presentations and write formal reports was useful for this BBA major. She reads textbooks.

In daily life, this Engineering major learns English through films, TV shows and music. He seldom reads English books but has to read articles for his projects and research.

A university English teacher required this Social Work major to watch a TED talk and write a reflection, which trained her listening and writing skills.

Living with a South African girl in the hostel let this Chemistry major use English in daily life. She studied The Chronicles of Narnia for the SBA, which helped her enjoy the process of reading. Her favourite author is Roald Dahl.

Conversations in movies such as Inception taught this Chemistry major English. In secondary school, she had enjoyed reading newspaper articles on health and lifestyle.

This Chemistry major speaks English at home because they have a domestic helper. He reads journals and reference books to find information about chemistry.

This Visual Arts major thinks her high school spent too much time on grammar and vocabulary exercises. She doesn’t read English books because of her lack of vocabulary. She uses a Kindle to read learning materials.

This Biology major prefers to learn English from movies and songs. His secondary school forced him to read newspapers like The Student Standard but the vocabulary was difficult.

University English classes were not useful for this Engineering major because they focused on reading and writing instead of speaking and listening. Reading for the SBA was very difficult for him.

A trip to a fast food shop made this Maths major recognise the English names for different food. The Secret Garden is the first book he read from the beginning to the end.

An English teacher played movies to this Information Systems major’s class and gave them worksheets to learn vocabulary, idioms and culture. Her class read and listened to audio books during secondary school. Pride and Prejudice is her favourite book.

This Global China Studies major likes the language learning in a tutorial school that gave him very well-written and exam-oriented notes. The course reading materials on sociology are inspiring.

This Engineering major thinks that he didn’t have enough time to speak English in secondary school. He finds language in scientific papers hard to understand.

In secondary school, this Engineering major had a tutor who gave feedback on grammar and writing. The tutor also required him to read news in order to learn formal vocabulary and collocations.

Staying in New York boosted this Nursing major’s confidence in speaking English. She was forced to write many book reports in secondary school. She read The Da Vinci Code but couldn’t understand it.

In high school, this Engineering chatted with a native speaker. He had to read simplified English novels and write his feeling and feedback. Wuthering Heights is his favourite novel.

Communicating with non-local students makes this Global China Studies major feel that she is using English for communication. She now realises newspaper cutting improved her vocabulary.

English was the MOI during drama performances experienced by this Business major in secondary school. She created a news journal in secondary school by reading the South China Morning Post.

A class drama competition provided this Physiotherapy major with an English-speaking environment. She felt satisfied after reading a romantic fantasy.

A university language course prepared this Business major for his undergraduate studies in the US. He finds reading textbooks in university memorable; he has to skim through the books because he doesn’t have enough time.

This Chemistry major learnt different tones and intonation while playing the main character in a drama competition. She read passages written by an NET in the reading session.

Holding an English assembly boosted the confidence of this Physics major. Reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was more interesting than watching the movie.

English was a brand new language for this Science major in primary school. She has read The Little Prince. Much of her course material is in English.

This Marketing major formulated her way of thinking and reading with the assistance of a domestic helper that read textbooks and talked with her. Her favourite book is Lord of the Flies.

Working with English-speaking clients has helped this Management major’s language skills. He uses English in contracts and reference documents.

Preparing for DSE, this Religious Studies major attended tutorial class where she learnt grammar and writing skills. Her secondary school teacher suggested reading books and newspapers to improve her English.

The fastest way to learn English is watching movies according to this Chinese major. She likes BBC’s shows, such as Sherlock Holmes, because of the accent. She was forced to read the South China Morning Post in secondary school.

International school students gave English lessons at this Statistics major’s secondary school. He searches the Internet for articles about topics related to his major.

International students shared their experiences in English when they visited this Communications major’s secondary school. She preferred reading books to newspapers.