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.

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.

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

Playing games created an exciting atmosphere in this Social Work major’s class. She became more eager to read after her teacher gave her an interesting book by Roald Dahl.

A university instructor taught this Business Administration major a lot of grammar. She read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in secondary school.

Being on a high school debating team improved this Business major’s communication skills. She likes reading magazines for girls like Seventeen and also Reader’s Digest.

A university language course taught this Engineering major vocabulary and presentation skills unique to his field. Reading fiction expanded his vocabulary while experiencing other people’s lives. His favourite book is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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.

Watching movies and discussing the plot, message and language used made English classes interactive for this Architecture major. The meaning behind Animal Farm and 1984 is inspiring.

A course on popular songs in English taught this Visual Studies major about cultures. With the movie, it was easy to understand the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Watching videos of songs on YouTube in primary school and movies in secondary helped this English Education major. Literature classes in university are better than in secondary school. The Story of an Hour has a surprising ending.

Phonics taught in secondary school was not understood by this Math Education major. She listens to BBC Radio on the Internet. She read Esio Trot by Roald Dahl for a speech competition.

The desire to get a good grade in the public exam motivated this Computer Engineering major to study harder. Fantastic Mr Fox was a compulsory book in secondary school. He didn’t finish Harry Potter because it was too thick.

A teacher played a song to teach this Chemistry major vocabulary. Reading books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for a school project enhanced her vocabulary and writing.

Watching TV programmes improved this Earth System Science major’s pronunciation and accent. She was forced to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in secondary school.

Secondary school English classes included watching Christmas-themed movies for this Business major. Her secondary school asked her to read Roald Dahl’s books.

Watching movies like Real Steel in class taught this Social Work major English. She read The Witches and wrote a report. She also learnt some expressions from the book.

Notes prepared by an English teacher included materials from the South Morning China Post and TIME. He read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because of the movie.

Immersing herself in an English speaking environment was a good way for this English Education major to learn. She read books that have movies such as Matilda.

This Management major learns through listening to pop and country music. Her Form One teacher used images to illustrate scenes from Roald Dahl’s The Witches and the class did drama. She likes the Harry Potter and Hunger Games series.

Communicating with foreign teammates in English on the football pitch boosted this student’s vocabulary. He read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory after watching the movie. He subscribes to The Economist.

Being part of a secondary school performance of Titanic improved this Business major’s vocabulary and pronunciation. An interesting cover on The Magic Finger motivated him to read the book.

Sitting and listening to the teacher in high school classes was a boring experience. One of the highlights back then was reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for a book report.

Performing Romeo and Juliet in primary school drama lessons exposed this Science major to Shakespearean English. He didn’t have much time to read during secondary school but remembers completing Matilda.

Presenting in English was part of this Business major’s role at a theme park. She read Matilda in English in Primary 3 after completing the Chinese version.

Watching a Batman movie allowed this Business major to learn English in a casual manner. He liked reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because it’s related to his feelings.

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.

Working as a team in a debate competition was the most enjoyable experience for this Logistics major. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the first book he read alone. It boosted his interest in English.

Speaking English with a foreign teacher in class was a precious learning experience. This Engineering major perceives reading books as an important means of learning. He read the book Matilda.

Interacting with a NET through a website fostered classroom communication. This Business major did not enjoy reading The Witches because she was forced to do so.

Meeting a foreigner who asked for help required this Arts major to speak English. Roald Dahl is her favourite writer and she recommended his books to her students in a tutorial class.

While chatting online with friends from Korea and the US, this Nursing major improved her English. She likes Roald Dahl’s books and prefers to read alone.

Learning grammar from an English teacher during primary school enabled this Arts major to build fundamentals of the language. His mother read The Enormous Crocodile with him when he was small.

An exchange allowed this Social Work major to talk with native speakers directly. She gained knowledge of English literature after reading Matilda and The Chronicles of Narnia.

Hong Kong education needs to shift from being teacher-centred and exam-oriented to interactive according to this Science graduate. In primary school, he liked Roald Dahl’s stories and read Matilda and The Witches.

The teaching style and activities in extra-curricular tutorials were different to regular classes for this Civil Engineering major. He read The Witches for the SBA in secondary school.

Joining a workshop taught this Accounting major story-writing skills and gave him a chance to create his own stories. Reading Matilda with movies and plays sparked his interest in developing it as a hobby.

Watching a play and interacting with the performers after the show were different to regular classes in secondary school for this Economics major. Reading and sharing thoughts about the book The Witches with classmates was memorable.

Learning through drama in secondary school trained this Science major to speak English with confidence. Reading Matilda together with quizzes and presentations was a good way to learn.

Secondary school NET classes were different to exam-oriented ones because this Law major read books like Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She likes Les Misérables because it tells a story from a different perspective.