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.

Reading short stories and learning idioms in junior secondary was interesting, whereas past paper practices in senior form was boring for this Chinese major. She has expanded her vocabulary in university.

This English major used simple everyday English to communicate with a domestic helper at a young age. She used the language when she was part of the English Corner committee in secondary school and during her part-time job.

ETV was used to teach aural comprehension in this Education major’s primary school. She analysed the DSE questions from past papers in senior secondary. She uses English to communicate with exchange students.

Being an English Ambassador along with other activities in secondary school boosted this Chinese major’s language skills. Watching TED allowed her to learn presentation skills and appreciate accents.

The SBA involved watching movies for this History major. In Form 6, she read a lot of past papers to prepare for the DSE.

A summer exchange programme in Singapore placed this Mathematics and Economics major in an English speaking environment. Secondary school English involved past papers rather than readings.

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.

Doing research on the Internet is how this Computer Science major learns English in university. His reading experience is mostly associated with exams.

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.

Studying past papers helped to ease this Science major’s worries as he prepared for high school English exams. He also read the newspaper.

Being a member of the English Society in secondary school improved this Business major’s proficiency in the language. She views English as a tool but not an interest.

Learning English through games in a cram school was fun for this International Relations major. She read faster after practising reading for TOEFL exam.

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.

Doing comprehension and vocabulary-building exercises with past papers in Form 5 was useful but boring for this Religious Studies and Philosophy major. He loves reading books especially in English.

The desire to pass the A-levels motivated this Economics major to study English on a daily basis. He read The Economist and the South China Morning Post and also did past papers.

Repeatedly reading newspapers and doing past papers in class was boring and not useful for this Science major. Reading the South China Morning Post and sharing the news and vocabulary with her friends improved her language skills.

Doing past papers in preparation for the DSE without receiving the explanations for the answers was dull and frustrating for this Design major. She copied vocabulary and definitions without reading the required text for her writing assignments.

During senior secondary, this Business Administration major did a lot of in-class practice with CE and A-level papers. He reads newspapers and magazines including the Financial Times and The Guardian.

Learning English was boring for this Nursing major because it mostly involved doing practice papers for examination. She likes science fiction.

An exchange in the UK gave this English major an opportunity to interact with the locals and understand their culture. Doing papers repeatedly in secondary school was an unpleasant process. She watches film adaptations of literary works like Hard Times.