The university course “Learning English from Songs” taught this Accounting major everyday English. Readings on Philosophy required her to check the dictionary frequently.

A university English course was boring compared to learning the language in secondary school. This Science major uses a dictionary to read journals and books which contain a lot of difficult words.

The feeling that she couldn’t express herself in complete sentences when speaking with foreigners motivated this English major to work harder. She checked the dictionary and wrote down the Chinese meanings while reading Harry Potter.

Learning English entailed lessons in primary and secondary school according to this Sociology major. Reading papers, articles and journals with a dictionary improves his English.

A teacher always punished this Sociology major because her English was poor. She had to do book reports in secondary school. She uses the dictionary and Wikipedia to help her comprehend academic readings.

A secondary school teacher encouraged this Marketing major to speak English through fun activities. He read newspapers with the help of a dictionary because he didn’t understand half of the words and kept a vocabulary book to prepare for the reading component of IELTS.

During his associate degree studies, this Social Science major transitioned from a Chinese learning environment to an English one. He uses the dictionary to check words in lecture notes. He is interested in reading the South China Morning Post.

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.

The BBC website and movies like X-Men supplemented learning through textbooks for this Science major. Reading English books is difficult because there are many words he doesn’t understand. He practises spoken English for job interviews.

An IELTS course helped improve this Bilingual Studies major’s English. She came across some new terms and theories in a design course but couldn’t grasp the meaning even with a dictionary. She read The Vampire Diaries because of the TV show.

Studying in a unique primary school in Shanghai that was dedicated to learning foreign languages developed the communication skills of this Economics major. In middle school, he read the dictionary every day.

Frequent contact with the foreign teacher of a speaking class improved this Economics major’s English. He read about financial crises and learnt from it although it was boring.

Reciting poems in English lessons gave this Business major a chance to learn new vocabulary. It was difficult for her to understand readings in Buddhism due to jargon.

During a visit to a furniture store, this English major’s father pointed to each object and asked her to remember its name. Watching a visual representation of a novel complete with audio and moving images made it more captivating.

Reading The Merchant of Venice was very difficult for this Engineering major as he had to check the dictionary for every line. His teacher always told him to read the South China Morning Post but he thinks the articles on the BBC are much easier to understand.

Watching videos on VoiceTube is a good way for this Translation major to learn English. She liked talking to native speakers and playing Scrabble with teachers in primary school. She doesn’t enjoy reading as she has to check the dictionary.

Studying in Durham gave this Law student an opportunity to spend time with the locals and improve his English. It took him some time to get used to the jargons used in his studies. He likes reading books related to history and chemistry.

Reading course material is a better way to learn English rather than having lectures. This Public Policy and Politics major also listened to music that his parents had gotten for him. He read Zorro and Matilda in secondary school.

Conducting a survey at Stanley Market gave this Geography major a chance to speak with foreigners. Due to the complexity of the terminology, reading an anthropology paper without knowing a single word was shocking.

Extra-curricular tutorials in secondary school taught this Architecture major phonetics. The readings for her major are difficult because they relate to philosophy. She spends more time to digest the materials and uses the dictionary to overcome the challenge.

Having forced to study hard every day for dictation by his parents was very painful for this Economics and Finance major. Academic journals are hard to understand because there are many difficult words and ideas.

A visit to this Psychology major’s secondary school by foreign students highlighted his poor language skills. He had to read the articles and complete the exercises from the English Builder website every day.

An exchange to Sweden allowed this Media and Communication major to use English with people from different countries. He likes reading and loves to check words in dictionary. His favourite books include Great Expectations, The Great Gatsby, and Eat, Pray, Love.

Weekly writing assignment, grammar practice, and dictation for a tutorial class had left a terrible impression on this Interior Design major. It was hard to maintain the habit of reading a newspaper every morning.