University English classes attended by this Chinese major included how to design questionnaires and conduct interviews. Famous people’s interviews in TIME inspire her a lot.
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Reading the SCMP and writing commentaries or summaries taught this Arts major vocabulary and grammar which are useful for the DSE and further studies. The SCMP let him learn more about health, technology and Hong Kong history.
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A drama performance of Snow White let this Accounting major put into practise what she had learnt. A compulsory scheme made her take up the hobby of reading. Her favourite novel is Life of Pi.
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Performing a drama in secondary school boosted this Art major’s speaking skills and confidence. She had to do reading reports in secondary school.
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A primary school teacher helped this Counselling major learn vocabulary. In secondary school, she had to write summaries based on newspapers.
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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.
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Watching and discussing movies taught this Quantitative Finance major speaking and listening. Secondary school English classes in the UK focused on practising for exams. Reading newspapers and writing reports let her learn vocabulary and writing style. She reads for her university classes.
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A writing test made this Risk Management major realise she needs to add to her vocabulary. The course book In Dialogue with Humanity included complicated words. She read a book written by Mitch Albom.
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Drama lessons taught by a NET allowed this Law major to practise spoken English. A law case she read is similar to a TV drama. She had to submit book reports every month in secondary school.
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Listening to pop songs in class helped this Social Work major to learn the accent. She found a fast-paced read and writing group activity centring on a detective story to be exciting.
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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.
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Writing and performing a drama is a fun experience for this Quantitative Finance major. She likes detective stories and read a story written by Agatha Christie.
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Creating a new ending for Dead Poets Society made this English Education major think more about the movie. He could understand very little from Possession: A Romance in a university literature course. His favourite book is 1984.
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A university course taught this Contemporary China Studies major speaking and writing for academic purposes. One of the required books for a course was difficult to understand.
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After watching 127 Hours, this Nursing major wrote a review. She also read a philosophical book which she found while browsing in a shop.
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Drama lessons in junior secondary taught this Social Work major how to write and perform a script. She always read newspapers in secondary school. The Young Post is easy to understand.
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Listening to the Bee Gees and rewriting their song lyrics in primary school encouraged this Arts major to learn new words. She identified with the author when reading Chinese Cinderella.
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A lecturer encouraged students in this English major’s class to write with a clear mind by turning off the lights. Although Tuesdays with Morrie was a compulsory read, he enjoyed it.
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This Creative Writing major learns English bit by bit. He wrote his first English words when he was four. He hopes to learn another language.
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This Chinese major was able to read English books, watch American movies and use the language for communication in senior secondary. She learned how to write essays in university.
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University classes have taught this Social Work major how to interpret writers’ underlying beliefs. Her formal writing skills were strengthened during that time.
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There was an extensive reading scheme in this Social Work major’s primary and secondary school. She learnt to write a CV, essays and reports in university. She has travelled abroad.
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After learning the alphabet, simple words and short sentences in kindergarten, this International Studies major progressed to writing in primary and secondary school. She continued to develop her writing skills and now does essays in university.
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Senior secondary exposed this International Studies major to terms unique to Chemistry and Biology. She has improved her aural comprehension while learning in university.
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The English learning of this Sociology major involved vocabulary, sentence construction, grammar and essay writing.
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Pictures and games were used to facilitate this Social Work major’s vocabulary learning in kindergarten. In junior secondary, she studied creative writing. English is used for verbal communication in university.
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Writing and listening were taught to this trainee doctor in junior high school while she focused on speaking in senior secondary. Academic writing and spoken English are important in university.
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Tenses were taught in this trainee doctor’s primary school. Secondary education included grammar and sentence structure. She learnt academic writing in university.
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Tenses was the learning foci throughout this Engineering major’s primary and secondary education. He was required to do academic writing in university. He also learnt through everyday communication.
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Writing formally and argumentatively was taught to this trainee doctor in secondary school. He learnt how to use references and avoid plagiarism in academic writing classes in university.
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Apart from the learning of sentences, grammar, vocabulary and writing at school, this medical student watched English TV programmes and movies.
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Essay writing and sentence structure were taught in secondary school. This student knew how to differentiate the types of writing in senior secondary and university.
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English learning included vocabulary, grammar, and writing for this Engineering major. Writing was emphasised in senior secondary and university. He attended grammar tutorials when he was ten.
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After learning the basics, this Engineering major started using more vocabulary and complex sentences in high school. His academic writing skills improved in university. He has also acquired words from daily life.
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Junior secondary English classes included advanced grammar for this Engineering major. He learnt exams skills in tutorial lessons. He improved his academic writing in university.
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Kindergarten education included learning basic vocabulary, reading books and writing sentences. This Ecology major’s language skills improved during primary and secondary school. Academic writing is a focus in university.
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This English major played games in primary school and watched movies in junior secondary. She worked on editing, academic writing, speaking, and translation in university. She is also interested in the use of English in memes.
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English learning began with the alphabet and single words in kindergarten for this Arts major. She studied writing and speaking in school and applied her skills for academic essays in university.