Reading, analysing and performing the drama script An Inspector Calls were different to sitting through conventional English classes for this Psychotherapy major. She used her creativity to finish a detective story in a writing competition.

Joining typing wars while playing League of Legends helped this Psychology major learn how to communicate with English speaking gamers. Reading textbooks is a good way to learn grammar.

Early spelling lessons with her father established a good system for dictation for this student. She read children’s novels when she was young and now watches TV drama to polish her English.

A NET played games with this Accounting major. She was rewarded with candy and gifts after finishing some books and worksheets in a primary school programme.

Interacting with foreigners and members of the host family during a secondary school trip to Australia raised the level of English for this Business major.

This Sociology major learnt a lot about the feminist movement by watching the movie Suffragette. She usually reads materials related to her major.

An experienced and helpful teacher inspired this Global Studies major to learn English. Dictionaries helped him overcome the difficulty in reading academic papers. It is hard to fully understand The Economist.

Preparing for the DSE was focused on passing an exam instead of learning English for this student. Most of his English reading involves academic articles and he has to use the dictionary a lot.

Being unable to express herself clearly in a study tour to Cambridge motivated this Business major to learn the language. The Hunger Games movies motivated her to read the original books.

Performing a drama, leading a book club and being a member of the English society contributed to this student’s English learning experience in secondary school. She has read The Little Prince, Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Narnia, and Sherlock Holmes.

A student from a CMI school appreciates the support from his teacher as he was afraid of facing the DSE exam. He has read a little of Harry Potter. He uses a printed dictionary.

A secondary school English teacher made learning fun with group discussions and games. This Chemistry major likes classical music and reads Wikipedia to learn the meaning of some terms.

Relatives recommended this Nursing major to attend an English learning centre during her primary school. She read Matilda for her exams and prefers books with movie adaptations.

Participating in a contest, this Translation major and three other students practised speaking together. After watching Harry Potter movies, she read the books and sought the meaning of new words.

Listening to music and watching movies enabled this Education major to improve her pronunciation. The book Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds has inspired her to be a good speaker.

A NET discussed and read storybooks with this Language major. A story about the terminally ill was inspiring. She likes Jodi Picoult’s books.

An exchange to the Netherlands required this Business major to speak English. Reading an article for an English course enhanced her understanding of Korean culture.

Secondary school English classes included drama, dictation, reading and watching movies for this student. She prefers to read short books. English is the MOI for her university studies in fashion and textiles.

Interacting with tourists and foreigners in the city enabled this Actuarial Science major to improve her English during primary school. She read The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins which contained many unfamiliar words.

Travelling to English-speaking countries is a more interesting way for this Business major to learn the language. Knowing the plot from movies provides her greater motivation to read the original books. Her favourite book is Who Moved My Cheese?

Movies were shown to this English graduate in Secondary 3. She feels they exposed her to everyday English. She learnt lots of idioms while reading with classmates in junior form.

Watching films and doing group work with exchange students contributed to this undergraduate’s use of English in university. She also travelled to Canada.

To improve this Engineering major’s English, her mother forced her to memorise words and do grammar exercises every day. She read the South China Morning Post daily to enhance her language skills.

Writing a play and performing it gave this Science major an opportunity to apply his knowledge and skills. Reading books and research papers in Ecology broadened his horizons.

Despite feeling her English was not up to standard, this Fashion major became a language ambassador in Form Four. She uses English when she has to and prefers to read Chinese.

Playing video games with a dictionary enhanced this Social Work major’s vocabulary. He reads lyrics while listening to English songs.

An ambulance officer remembers exciting English language enhancement classes in university led by an American NET. He has read academic books and a ghost story in junior secondary school.

Joining a summer interest course helped this Public Policy major gain more confidence in spoken English. Reading some course material can be painful because it seems to be abstract.

Watching documentaries and cartoons during secondary school English classes taught this Science major vocabulary and how people interact. She says The Five People You Meet in Heaven is inspiring.

Watching TED inspired this Social Work major. She reads a lot in English for her studies. She tried to read Michael J. Sandel’s What Money Can’t Buy after she came across a video of the author on the Internet.

Reading novels and doing reports in front of the class in primary school was hard but helpful for this Business major. Participating in the speech festival made her start looking at poems. She likes the writing style and meaning of Pride and Prejudice.

An internship in Japan meant this Science major had to communicate with others through English. He tried to read Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes. He prefers to learn the language through watching TV dramas with subtitles.

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.

An Arts major feels studying song lyrics is a good way to learn English because pop music is a student favourite. Reading 1984 made her more aware of her political surroundings.

Making a digital story required this Surveying major to do a lot of research. She seldom reads books because she has a lot of homework to do.

This China Studies major practised daily conversation by participating in an English drama. She thinks reading fiction is useless because she cannot see a use for the vocabulary.

A Chinese teaching major feels there is too much homework to allow time to enjoy language learning through games and conversation. She read National Geographic magazine.

Attending tutorial classes allowed this Management major to practise her spoken English, listening, and grammar. Reading the South China Morning Post is frustrating because there are many words that she doesn’t understand.

A university exchange in New York allowed this Media and Communication major to meet one of her favourite authors, Jodi Picoult. She has read Wild by Cheryl Strayed. She likes TV dramas, movies, rap music and popular magazines.

A secondary school teacher impressed this Business major with the way he explained a poem. He read Lord of the Flies but felt the story is weird. He also read The Kite Runner and The Catcher in the Rye for school and other books during his free time.