Motivated by his parents, this Social Science major overcome the difficulty of studying in an EMI school. The love of mathematics made him learn the vocabulary in his textbook.

Movies are the main source of English for this Social Science major. She started to read more fiction in university including Gone Girl and Paper Towns. She also reads English textbooks.

An English camp let this Accounting and Finance major meet friends from different countries. Harry Potter is her first English book. She only reads textbooks now.

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.

Having an English girlfriend improved this Medical student’s speaking skills. Secondary school English classes in the UK focused on creative writing and composition instead of grammar. He used to hate reading. He now reads textbooks for his studies.

Extra-curricular classes were more interactive than those focusing on exams in school for this Science major. She mostly reads research papers and textbooks.

Performing Cinderella taught this Psychology major different ways of expressing herself in English. She learnt intonation and pronunciation through verse speaking competitions. She reads textbooks in university.

Attending a court trial and barely understanding the legal jargon was memorable for this Law major. She read The Zahir over and over again to comprehend it. She now mostly reads textbooks.

English was spoken all day in a camp held by this Economics major’s secondary school. She read textbooks and past papers.

A writing test made this Risk Management major realise she needs to add to her vocabulary. The course book In Dialogue with Humanity included complicated words. She read a book written by Mitch Albom.

To prepare for the IELTS speaking test, this History major practised by herself in her room. Reading a 600-page textbook was a crazy experience.

Reading textbooks loudly and repeatedly had familiarised this Information Engineering major with the vocabulary and sentence structures. The English in his mathematics textbook is not complicated. He also reads books about economics.

In secondary school, this Business major did a drama. She had to check nearly every single word when reading an English textbook in Form One.

Taking TOEFL required this Business major to memorise a lot of vocabulary. The speaking paper was the most difficult. He reads a lot of textbooks.

Taking on a role in a drama class required this Computer Science major to study the script with a dictionary. He continues to check new words for university readings.

TV series like Fringe and Sherlock, taught this Biology major different accents and vocabulary. She tried to read a novel on a computer. Reading textbooks with a dictionary is a good way to learn English.

Grammar and vocabulary were the focus in this Social Science major’s primary and secondary schools. She learnt a lot of new words in textbooks.

Watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory exposed this Mathematics major’s class to English spoken by native speakers. A textbook used for a university general education course includes a lot of inspiring readings.

Chatting with a NET is memorable for this Business major. She read a lot of textbooks.

Studying overseas advanced the growth of this Commerce graduate’s learning process. Reading university textbooks required her to think in English and use the language instead of Chinese to comprehend the text.

Learning with classmates in middle school helped build this student’s fundamentals of English. He started to enjoy reading autobiographies after entering university.

Minoring in English allowed this Early Childhood Education major to study western culture, linguistics and poetry. She is an American sit-com lover and watched The Big Bang Theory, Desperate Housewives and Modern Family.

This Psychology major stays in touch with his former middle school English teacher and they never speak in Chinese. His teacher introduced him to New Concept English.

Learning English in secondary school was boring for this Science major because she did a lot of worksheets. She prefers to learn everyday English by watching movies such as In Time and Friends with Benefits. She reads textbooks related to her major.

A Grade 4 summer holiday camp with games and foreign tutors was a more relaxing way to learn English for this Business major. He reads for academic purposes and tried Harry Potter with a dictionary but gave up.

English textbooks were rare in this Mechanical Engineering major’s middle school period. He and his classmates valued reading and studying New Concept English.

The desire to learn a song accidentally led this Information Technology major to improve his English because he wanted to study the lyrics more closely. Most of his reading centres on course material.

Singing English songs was an effective self-learning approach for this Visual Arts graduate. When she was young, she read the South China Morning Post and magazines. She reads textbooks in her free time.

This Business major attributed a good DSE result to his English teacher who is an expert in grammar. He seldom reads books and learns English only through reading textbooks or watching TV news.

Learning phonetic symbols improved this Engineering major’s spoken English. He seldom reads books except for textbooks related to his major.

An exchange to Sweden allowed this Accounting major to speak English more frequently. She mainly reads textbooks and prefers ones that have examples.

School English classes were the only language learning activity for this Finance major. She read the required books in school and textbooks in university.

Studying for the college entrance exam helped this Design major build a closer relationship with her teacher and friends. She did well in IELTS even though she didn’t prepare as well as she could have.

After learning English for twelve years in the Mainland, this Engineering major used the language for communication in Hong Kong. She learnt a lot about writing and speaking by reading a textbook about academic English.

A university English course required this Engineering major to present in class. To prepare for the GRE, he studied a textbook that is commonly used by Mainland students.

Watching the movie The Dark Knight Rises expanded this Nursing graduate’s vocabulary. He recalled the first time he had read a journal article and observed how the information was presented differently from newspapers, magazines or textbooks.

Studying in the UK immersed this Psychology major into an English speaking environment. She learnt slang and everyday English in conversation. Reading something that she likes other than textbooks can improve her reading skills.

An English class in university required this Electronic Engineering graduate to speak the language. The teacher also used different media such as music and movies to facilitate learning. He mostly reads textbooks.

Apart from textbooks, an inspiring teacher in high school used interesting materials and examples to illustrate the use of English. This Language major seldom reads except for academic readings.

Making up the last few lines of the ABC song was memorable for this Education major. When reading Harry Potter, she realised how English was used differently in novels and textbooks.