Reading had been a habit of this English major since primary school until he switched to the Internet. He likes books on fantasy and biology. He dressed up as Tom Sawyer, a character in Mark Twain’s novels for Reading Week in secondary school.

This Marketing major formulated her way of thinking and reading with the assistance of a domestic helper that read textbooks and talked with her. Her favourite book is Lord of the Flies.

A course about popular songs taught this English major sentence patterns, phonics and rhythm. She reads novels.

A three-week English programme in an international school involved playing basketball, dodge ball and performing a drama. It is difficult for this Psychology major to understand some of the vocabulary used in his course.

Interviewing tourists helped this Social Science major improve his conversation skills. He reads about football on the Internet and uses a dictionary when he comes across new words.

Learning in a small class included storytelling, role-playing and writing for this English major. A reading competition in secondary school motivated her to read.

Entertaining games in secondary school enabled this Visual Studies to learn English. She read and discussed books with classmates in a session after lunch. She likes books about science.

English only days in secondary school were a good learning opportunity for this student. Reading newspapers focusing on economics and finance is helpful for his major in Accounting.

A student and her classmates had discussions and wrote reflections after reading novels and watching their corresponding movies in secondary school. She read The Happiness Project.

English lessons in secondary school were better than those in university as there was more student-teacher interactions. This Accounting major read Number the Stars for a book report.

A student enjoys English quiz games in university. She took part in English day camps during primary school. She did book reports and read the newspaper in secondary school.

Going on an exchange to Korea required this Science major to speak English. He prefers reading Chinese books.

Copying a grammar book by hand taught this Social Work major important grammar items and sentence structure. Her English teacher motivated her to read English books by showing excerpts from movies.

Attending a tutorial school was useful and ignited this Business major’s interest in learning English. He expanded his everyday vocabulary and understood how Chinese and westerners think differently by reading the South China Morning Post.

Secondary school English classes made this Biology major wonder if the language is for communication or exams. He found classes boring and useless as they were exam-orientated.

Learning in school was terrible according to this Interior Design graduate. He learnt from TV shows and newspapers.

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.

Preparing for the public exams with tutorials developed this student’s writing abilities. He read A Christmas Carol for a secondary school book report.

An internship in the US Disney World was an opportunity for this Psychology major to practise English. The psychology textbooks and readings have a lot of difficult terms.

Entering university has become an English learning experience for this Business major as English is the lingua franca on campus. He read a lot when preparing for DSE. He likes books by Mitch Albom.

Attending classes and doing reading comprehension were effective but unpleasant for this Education major. Reading A Little Princess in secondary school was inspiring and unforgettable.

This Government and Law major watches and discusses movies and TV dramas with her family. She reads original books such as The Lightning Thief in the Percy Jackson series after watching the movie.

A teacher quizzed this Cultural Management major on the vocabulary found in the newspaper every day. A difficult reading exam motivated her to improve English by reading novels such as Sherlock Holmes.

Tutorial classes were different to regular school classes because this student could learn exam skills. He checks the dictionary while reading newspapers and academic material.

Studying in Canada and the UK was more memorable than in Hong Kong according to this Architecture graduate. Her Hong Kong classmates were shocked by her English fluency.

A university course enabled this student chances to present in English and communicate with her foreign lecturers. This English studies major had to read the newspaper every day when she was in secondary school.

The university is an English environment for this IT major. She uses English in courses, tutorials and communication. She read every day to prepare for IELTS.

A PhD student recalls watching Mr Bean videos in secondary school.

Interviewing travellers at the airport during primary school was the first time that this student had spoken to foreigners. Her secondary school teacher asked the class to rewrite the endings of the readers. She enjoys Marvel and DC comics.

Group work helped this student improve in high school. She reads books to learn more about her major and uses a dictionary for complicated words.

American TV shows such as Game of Thrones and Grey’s Anatomy have helped this Translation major’s English learning. She likes horror stories such as Before I Go to Sleep and is reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Talking with foreign workmates from England and the US made this student more aware of listening and speaking skills. He took tutorials to improve his vocabulary for the A-level exams. [4CK054]  ...

A course in high school required this Law major to read Of Mice and Men and write an essay about it. She describes reading The Giver as a “life-changing” experience.

Listening to new songs and writing down the lyrics helped this Law major build his vocabulary. He is curious and likes to read a wide variety of books including history, geography and culture.

Interacting with a NET was a valuable experience for this Accounting graduate. A friend recommended she read Fifty Shades of Grey.

The ABC song and writing after-school form this student’s earliest memories of learning English. The student started learning grammar in Primary 3 and could write sentences by Primary 6.

A teacher in a language school improved this Economics major’s pronunciation. After reading the book The Help, she watched the movie.

An advanced reading and writing course helped this student understand inferences and idioms. He likes to read automobile magazines because he is a ‘car maniac’. He prefers news articles to novels.

From kindergarten to university this Nursing major developed the fundamentals of English.

Guessing the meaning of words and discussing it in front of the class enhanced this Management major’s vocabulary. Reading comic books such as Maus entertained her.