A friendly English teacher helped this Accounting and Finance major by answering his questions and giving him exercises after-school. He enjoys dystopian fiction such as 1984 and The Giver.

Preparing for IELTS was very tiring – working hard every day. English teachers focus on basic language skills and have little time to read more than news websites such as the BBC and The New York Times.

Living with room-mates from Scotland and America built up this Nursing major’s confidence in speaking English. Reading Harry Potter greatly improved her English skills. The Alchemist is her favourite book.

Classes with a private tutor resulted in improved grammar for this student who was preparing for the DSE. A secondary school teacher suggested she read the South China Morning Post to improve her English.

Joining an outdoor learning programme in Australia improved this Accounting major’s English significantly even though the purpose of the activities wasn’t on the language. Her parents forced her to read one book per day in primary school. The unpleasant experience turned out to be something she is now thankful for.

As part of her volunteer work, this student taught kids to make snacks at a primary school using English. She read storybooks and did book reports in secondary school.

A Maths Teaching major began to enjoy English after a teacher introduced videos and games. She wonders about the best language to teach maths as she learnt in English and Chinese.

Doing past papers for the DSE in her own time improved the English listening skills of this Surveying major. She read newspapers provided by her teacher and was asked to write journals weekly which enriched her vocabulary bank.

Listening to the BBC and VOA, along with watching videos and reading essays, were good ways for this Business major to learn English during secondary school.

As an exchange student in Germany this Chemistry graduate used English to communicate. Reading The Hunger Games exposed him to a new range of vocabulary.

A university English course related to this Business major’s career goals. He started reading a book about expatriate life while travelling after buying it in an airport shop.

Besides English classes in school, learning included IELTS and GRE preparation for this Language major. She participated in the Model United Nations Conference in university. She also travelled to the US.

A drama performed by native English speakers impressed this Nursing major. Reading a novel for leisure eased her mind during exams.

There are more English speakers on campus so this Engineering major can practise using the language. He reads about fishing in English and would need to know the terms if he were to travel overseas.

Reading is a favourite hobby of this Business major. Reading is a conversation with the author and you can also learn more about the world. Reading is relaxing while the contents of some can teach us how to reduce conflict.

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.

English drama education in secondary school enabled this student to learn English by repeating a script. He also sings some songs in English because he loves the melody. He reads for academic purposes.

A secondary school teacher advised this Electronic Engineering major to watch movies without subtitles and read books without using a dictionary. He read The Five Orange Pips for his SBA.

A Form 2 course, Language Arts, was interactive and included lots of group discussion and performing drama. This student’s parents read her Snow White and other bedtime stories about princesses.

Travelling to the UK gave this student an opportunity to chat with the locals and meet some new friends. She read the Twilight Saga after watching the movie.

Learning in primary school was less exam-oriented for this Business major. Being an English ambassador enabled him to speak the language with teachers and schoolmates.

A drama performance in secondary school let this Business major experience working with an audience. She doesn’t often read news or books.

Joining a grammar class during the holidays improved this Applied Physics major’s spoken English. She was required to read many textbooks after entering university.

A patient NET made this Social Science major realise that English is not a difficult language to learn. She learns by reading websites and books with the dictionary. She read a book on philosophy.

English was used as the medium of instruction in university, which increased this Sociology major’s exposure to the language.

Learning through movies in class was fun and useful for this Building Construction major. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was assigned reading. She enjoyed the story because she learnt more about history.

A patient primary school teacher used stories to build this Management major’s vocabulary. She read Jane Eyre for a DSE book report assignment.

Instead of drilling and doing past papers, this Language studies major prepared for the A-levels by watching movies and videos in class. She built a habit of reading the newspaper in secondary school. She sometimes reads news online and self-help books.

Watching TV shows with subtitles helped this Business major acquire everyday English. Reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven taught him vocabulary and made him reflect. He also likes biographies because he can learn about leadership from them.

A student communicated with Singaporeans during a senior high school travel programme. She says her teacher recommended some meaningful books to students.

Watching Sesame Street on TV was a way to learn English when this Translation major was young. She likes to read Sherlock Holmes.

Using “English to understand English” was a breakthrough for this Social Policy major who had felt he was incompetent. In Form 6, he abandoned reading Chinese news in favour of the BBC which he credits for his improved English.

Being a frequent visitor to the Book Fair, this Nurse feels there is a better variety of English titles than in shops. She bought the Horrible Science series by Nick Arnold. She searches online for hot books.

Learning to write professional documents and letters in university was useful for this Marketing major. She read the required English texts for book reports during her secondary school.

Reciting irregular verbs in Form Two has stuck in the mind of this student. He is hesitant about what he reads in English. He uses English for about 70% of his higher diploma course and sees English as a lingua franca in the workplace.

TV dramas such as House enabled this student to learn daily conversation. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is the best book he has ever read and it inspired him to be creative and adventurous. He also reads TIME and The Economist and watches TED videos.

Helpful university classmates and good teachers help this Mathematics major learn better. She read a lot of material to prepare for IELTS which she has taken five times.

Foreign English tutors helped this student in high school by encouraging her to retell her classmates’ stories. She reads novels like Harry Potter. American-style fast food makes people think about English.

This Electrical Engineering major and her high school classmates appreciated that the foreign English teachers had talked about their daily life in Europe and the US. The first English book she read was The Hunger Games and she plans to read more fiction such as The Hobbit.

Working in New Zealand and Australia exposed this Sport major to an English speaking environment. He usually reads books related to his studies including titles about sports training and rehabilitation.