An English major likes to draw pictures while reading to help remember the meaning of a phrase. She says her primary school teacher encouraged her to draw. She says parents encourage children to learn English because it’s an international language.

Memorising vocabulary in secondary school was helpful but not so enjoyable. This Sociology major spent a lot of time reading How to Read a Book in university.

Lessons with NETs were interesting and fun for this Arts major. He read the Mr Men series bought by his father.

A secondary school teacher impressed this Business major with the way he explained a poem. He read Lord of the Flies but felt the story is weird. He also read The Kite Runner and The Catcher in the Rye for school and other books during his free time.

Watching the TV programme Humans without subtitles enhanced this Business major’s English. Blackout Girl by Jennifer Storm was the first book she completed and it made her reflect on her life.

An internship in Poland provided this Logistics Engineering major with the opportunity to use English in her daily life and improve her fluency. She read novels by Milan Kundera and Franz Kafka.

Joining the English Corner in this Chinese Teaching major’s home town on the Mainland pushed her to speak more. She is exploring opportunities to mingle with foreigners to practise the language.

One-on-one speaking drills with a school teacher helped this Nursing major to prepare for the DSE. Divergent is the first English book she read. She teaches herself to play the Ukulele with online sources and most of them happen to be in English.

Watching films sometimes raises this student’s interest in books. She also likes reading about travel. As a piano student, she uses English to communicate with the examiners.

Interacting with an English speaking classmate during university has been useful for this Science major. She read many news articles to improve her language skills in secondary school.

English was needed by this Engineering major when he interacted with an NBA player in a basketball coaching camp. He also likes reading about basketball, particularly Jeremy Lin.

Listening to his teacher’s speech is how this Accountancy major learnt pronunciation. He takes guesses at their meaning when he comes across words that he doesn’t know.

A study trip to England for this Finance major included camping and making English speaking friends from other countries. He enjoyed reading Matilda and remembers her magical skills.

English is used more often in this Engineering major’s university life as she communicates with fellow students and travels. She used the dictionary to read about Physics in English.

The homestay experience in New Zealand in Form Four immersed this Science major in an English speaking environment as she communicated with people while sightseeing. She remembers reading The Three Little Pigs with her family.

A weekly group meeting with friends and an American educated Korean tutor helped this student improve her spoken English during undergraduate studies. She read some articles to prepare for IELTS so she could study a postgraduate degree in Hong Kong.

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.

This student’s English learning started in kindergarten. He took pronunciation class and tutorial classes in primary school. He studied in an English-medium secondary school and read Animal Farm.

A NET introduced Shakespeare to this Business major during Language Arts classes in secondary school. She likes reading online English news to understand what is happening around her.

An exchange to the US enabled this Nursing major to interact with foreigners. She had to read a lot of articles for the A-levels.

Studying in a unique primary school in Shanghai that was dedicated to learning foreign languages developed the communication skills of this Economics major. In middle school, he read the dictionary every day.

Attending a camp in Poland as a teenager gave this Law student a wonderful experience in which she had to use English all the time. She has read Harry Potter and Twilight which she describes as classics.

Watching an American TV drama Once Upon a Time was a way to learn a new accent and American slang for this Business major. Reading a poem in English literature class in the United States was difficult.

A tutor let this Humanities major experience English in her daily life. Another English teacher made use of music, drama and movies in class. She read TIME to improve her English.

A student decided to attend a tutorial class to prepare for exams. She enjoyed reading Harry Potter.

A charming English tutor in secondary school stimulated this Sociology major with videos and questions. To prepare for public exams, he read newspapers and watched videos even though he got bored.

Attending an international high school allowed this Hotel Management major to speak English with students from all over the world. She studied Shakespeare and has read Tuesdays with Morrie as well.

Listening to songs in class was an interactive and enjoyable way for this Biology major to learn vocabulary. A secondary school teacher taught her the meaning behind Lord of the Flies.

University English tutors and American NETs in secondary school helped this student. She says reading allows you to imagine more than watching movies. She has read The Hunger Games, Twilight, and Harry Potter.

A student learns English through news websites.

Studying and performing the works of Shakespeare are the highlights of this English Literature major’s language learning. She likes Much Ado About Nothing for its humour; she acted in King Lear. She also read Fahrenheit 451 and Dubliners.

A university course taught this Accounting and Finance major presentation and academic writing skills. The library gave her The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas to read and she did a sharing with other students.

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.

An internship in Japan meant this Science major had to communicate with others through English. He tried to read Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes. He prefers to learn the language through watching TV dramas with subtitles.

A NET played games with this Accounting major. She was rewarded with candy and gifts after finishing some books and worksheets in a primary school programme.

A study tour to Singapore made this Science major realise the importance of English. A friend introduced her to Dan Brown’s Inferno.

Performing a drama according to a script required this student to focus on correctness. She reads the newspaper. She uses English as part-time police officer.

An English teacher in primary school used fresh vegetables for vocabulary lessons. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the first English book this Accounting major read by himself.

A drama workshop, prose reading contest and speaking competition contributed to this trainee doctor’s English learning. He has read Gun, Germs, and Steel, drama scripts and GE course material.

Chatting with native speakers enabled this student to improve his speaking skills. Grammar books were useful for getting good exam results. He read Reader’s Digest and used a Kindle. He enjoys watching the comedian Michael Mclntyre.