Communicating with people of different nationalities and tertiary educational background has kept this student’s focus on English. She is comfortable reading journal articles related to her major.

Parents encouraged this student to read library books in primary school and newspapers in secondary school. He did not like newspapers because there were too many words.

Group discussion as an alternative to learning strictly about grammar made senior secondary school English classes more interesting for this student. She read Tuesdays with Morrie in Form Three and considers it a good book.

Working in USA Disney put this student in touch with people from different backgrounds and was an alternative to learning English through studying. She reads English news to build her vocabulary and learn sentence structure.

Being a member of the English society committee in secondary school enabled this student to learn more English through activities. He doesn’t read much due to time constraints.

Taking part in debating in secondary school and university was a very effective language learning experience for this student. He has read Brave New World, 1984, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Interacting with her teacher while practising choral speaking in Form Three helped this student. She felt a sense of accomplishment after completing Lord of the Flies in Form Four because it was a difficult book.

English Week activities helped this student during secondary school. He read Harry Potter in Form Three after watching the film.

Studying in Australia during the Hong Kong school holidays allowed this student to experience a more creative learning environment. She likes the contrasts in William Blake’s poetry.

DSE revision helped this student’s spoken English. He read for the SBA part of the DSE but forgets the name of the book. He also likes science fiction.

Learning grammar and important vocabulary in tutorial classes were useful for this student’s DSE experience. He feels comfortable with his reading ability when using English textbooks at university.

University English classes that included impromptu speeches improved this student’s proficiency and confidence. He finds reading boring.

University English lessons and subject-specific articles have helped this student develop the vocabulary of psychology. He has to read a lot of textbooks and one novel during the summer break.

Revisiting what has been taught in primary school English while at university was an interesting experience for this student. He has read the Harry Potter series, including the Order of the Phoenix more than 70 times. J.K. Rowling and Malcolm Gladwell are his favourite authors.

A summer internship in a law firm in the US immersed this student in an all English environment. He also used English during a bike trip after the internship. He read Tuesdays with Morrie for her HKCEE studies.

This student recalls listening to regional accents and learning slang in the north of England. He read material written by Robert Boyle for an assignment. He enjoyed a book on the Byzantine era by John Julius Norwich.

This student was surprised when a teacher said he spoke with a German accent. His reading has focused on Chinese texts, but he appreciated the difference when he was writing an assignment in English.

Taking part in a speech festival made this student feel like he was learning from the new vocabulary and poems. He cannot remember the English classics he has read. He reads journal articles in university.

University English classes have interested this student. She has read The Kite Runner.

Listening to music by Westlife motivated this student to find out the meaning of the lyrics. He reads manuals on the Internet to learn about skills for online games.

Role-playing with her cousins in English exposed this student to new vocabulary when she was little. She read a children’s book by Roald Dahl in early secondary school as she felt her English level was beneath that of general native-speaking kids.

Taking a university course in romanticism made this philosophy major fall in love with English. He likes the poetry of John Keats and Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables.

An Engineering major values the use of English in his future career. He reads a lot of course material.

Games were used in this student’s school to build vocabulary. She is interested in reading articles about public health which is her major.

A student from the Mainland who felt he had to raise his English standard in senior secondary read and communicated more with others using the language. He lists Harry Potter as one of his favourites.

Working part-time in IT while at university meant this Maths major had to read some technical documents in English. He says although English is not that important for his present studies, he’ll need it for his future career.

Learning foul language in secondary school was meaningful for this student because he now knows if someone is scolding him. He likes popular science books such as The Feynman Lectures on Physics.

English language courses in university for this Sports Science major involved learning job interview skills. She reads journal articles about her major.

A drama competition in secondary school was a fun competition for this student. She read the Harry Potter series when she was “very small”.

Studying drama in secondary school was quite inspiring for this Nursing major. She doesn’t read that much but says English is important for her future career.

A five-week summer immersion trip to Canada increased this student’s English speaking confidence. She learnt a lot of new vocabulary while reading the Harry Potter series seven times. She appreciates English as a lingua franca.

During a summer camp in secondary school, this student met and talked with a lot of foreigners and learnt about different cultures. She can’t remember the name of a “thick book” suggested by her English teacher but describes the reading of which as enriching.

This Nursing major says her English had improved during a nine-day tour to Malaysia. She likes to read the English subtitles when watching movies. She reads English course material.

Rooming with a student from England during a study exchange in Korea placed this student in an English speaking environment. The Lord of the Rings is the first English book she has completed.

Watching British and American YouTubers has exposed this student to varieties of English. She has read John Green’s the Fault in Our Stars eight times and finds the story very touching.

A poetry workshop and performance broadened this student’s horizons. Her favourite book is Catcher in the Rye because it describes teenage struggles. She is also learning new vocabulary while studying Philosophy in university.

This student used English every day while studying Primary 4-6 in Singapore. He started his own skim reading scheme with a target of three to four books a month focusing mostly on politics and philosophy.

Doing research about IT and making a presentation on it in university boosted this student’s confidence. He values reading in university more as the General Education course material has been more challenging than that in secondary school.

English Day gave this Social Work major a chance to talk with a NET and some exchange students. She also enjoyed reading the books chosen by the NET in secondary school.

Primary school lessons with a NET meant this student could only use English in the class. She did some role-plays and dramas after reading a classical English book with her class in secondary school.