The university language centre provided this Business major the chance to practise spoken English with friends and professors. Doing summaries after reading magazines like The Economist improved her English.

The difficulty in speaking English in a summer camp motivated this Biological Science major to learn the language. She read To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye for her high school literature class. Her favourite story is the Twilight series.

Being unable to express herself clearly in a study tour to Cambridge motivated this Business major to learn the language. The Hunger Games movies motivated her to read the original books.

Watching a TV series expanded this Economics major’s vocabulary. Studying in the Netherlands has made him realise how much he benefits from previous English learning. Reading Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings in English exposed him to English linguistic culture.

Phrases expressing emotion used by foreign friends are difficult to understand for this Electronic Engineering major. University life gives him the chance to communicate in English. He reads textbooks.

The desire to get into a better university motivated this Accounting major to study a lot of grammar and vocabulary in 2 months. Reading The Little Prince and Harry Potter taught her written English.

Talking to the host mum in England every night improved this Earth Science major’s English. She watches YouTube to learn about travel, beauty and fashion.

Learning English is a continuous journey for this Arts graduate. She read Twilight because her friends were crazy about it.

A host family in Australia helped this Speech and Hearing Sciences graduate pick up English. In primary school, she liked borrowing books from the library. Pride and Prejudice was taught in her high school in Australia.

Being a part-time interpreter for an Australian principal trained this Translation major’s interpreting skills. She prefers novels to magazines. She enjoyed reading Shopaholic and Harry Potter.

A NET taught this Social Science major grammar outside class. He read newspapers to prepare for the DSE. Although he didn’t like this, it expanded his vocabulary.

YouTube videos taught this Business major grammar. She likes the Harry Potter movies so she read the books to know more about the story. The movies are more attractive.

As a native speaker of English in Malaysia, this Economics and Finance major picked up the language easily. He describes the books he read as “normal”.

A professor revised 99% of this Biophotonics major’s paper, which motivated him to improve by reading more academic articles. A painful experience of book sharing in secondary school pushed him to read more carefully.

An SBA presentation made this Business and Law major realise his weakness, which motivated him to work hard to improve his English. In his presentation, he analysed the literary devices in a Nicholas Sparks’ book about the piano.

Learning English is just for exams according to this Economics major. She reads many research papers related to her major.

The English environment in Australia allowed this trainee doctor to learn English faster. The interest in Michael Jordan motivated him to read I Can’t Accept Not Trying. He reads about sports online.

A secondary school teacher used songs to teach this Psychology major grammar and listening skills. The Alchemist talks about personal development, a topic in which she is interested.

An exchange to the UK taught this History major everyday English. He developed reading and analytical skills through studying history.

Reciting a passage in secondary school was a torture for this Cultural Studies major. She read The Hunger Games after watching the movies.

A primary teacher picked a lot of good books for this Philosophy major. She shared the series of A Song of Ice and Fire with her classmates in secondary school. She likes both the books and TV series.

Living with an exchange student in the same school hostel gave this Social Science major the chance to speak English. English textbooks in secondary school were boring. She sometimes read storybooks.

Playing computer games with an overseas friend lets this History major speak English. Reading newspapers broadens his vocabulary. He prefers local news with which he is more familiar.

An internship let this Social Science major chat with other people in English. She reads academic articles with the dictionary.

This Economics major learnt object names in kindergarten. His mother read The Cat in the Hat to him when he was young. He now reads The Economist and novels like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games.

The speaking test in TOEFL was difficult for this Journalism major. Reading material in a course was difficult, which makes him think he should practise more.

Being unable to speak in a cultural exchange motivated this Applied Linguistics major to join a class which helped her build confidence. She didn’t have access to English books like novels in Mainland China.

Forced to memorise vocabulary by her mum, this Translation major hated English. Academic articles were difficult when she was a freshman. She likes reading fiction books such as The Da Vinci Code.

A drama festival let this Business major learn how to speak fluently and taught her new vocabulary. She read Life of Pi which was recommended by her teacher.

Foreign students spoke too fast for this Cultural Studies major. He read commentaries in the South China Morning Post to build his vocabulary as he was preparing to resit the DSE.

An exchange student from Germany spoke too fast for this Business major. She enjoyed reading TIME which was free in her secondary school. She likes reading articles about cooking.

A camp organised by some Canadians forced this Business major to speak English. Watching the movie, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, motivated her to read the original book which revealed more detail.

A teacher who explained news articles word by word helped this Chinese major expand her vocabulary. She reads Eileen Chang’s English novels and their Chinese translations. The High School Musical movies made her read the novels.

A Swedish exchange student led this Philosophy major to learn a different accent. Reading A Child Called “It” was inspiring.

During a study trip to Canada this Arts major used English to chat with students from Brazil and Japan. She read comics with friends in secondary school. She wants to improve her English proficiency in order to study translation.

Motivated by his parents, this Social Science major overcome the difficulty of studying in an EMI school. The love of mathematics made him learn the vocabulary in his textbook.

Reality shows like The Amazing Race exposed this Economics and Finance major to real communication between native speakers. Reading financial news and commentaries in Bloomberg and Reuters prepares him for job interviews and improves his English.

Moving to the US at the age of 10, this Finance major relied on guessing, gestures and a dictionary to understand other people. Reading children’s books improved her vocabulary and grammar. Brave New World is eye-opening.

Playing the card game “Magic: The Gathering” expanded this Business major’s vocabulary. He gave up reading The Economist because of the unfamiliar sentence structures and vocabulary.

Discussion is an interactive and effective way for this Finance major to learn English. Talking to native speakers in university also helps her a lot. She read online financial news on Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance.