Extra-curricular English classes for this Business major included eating and making handicrafts. She read The Other 8 Hours during Form 6 a-book-a-day exercise.
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An EMI high school was a fun experience for this Business major. He remembers the racial issues and controversies raised in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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A kindergarten teacher gave this Business major more confidence with his English because he had struggled as a new arrival in the US. He appreciates the moral of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Filling in missing song lyrics in a secondary school English class was interesting for this Management major. Starting from Secondary 1, reading had been stressful because she had to use the dictionary.
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An extra-curricular tutorial class did not live up to this Management major’s expectations. She read Eat, Pray, Love and Why I Left Goldman Sachs during an internship in Singapore.
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Watching English drama and TV shows motivated this Science major to learn English. She says it was an alternative to rote learning. She read The Dying Animal.
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English was the lingua franca during a university exchange in Korea. He watched Twilight, and read the English series because the Chinese version was published too slowly.
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Debating in secondary school taught this Business major to research and respond quickly in a discussion. She read a book about Sir Alex Ferguson because she likes football.
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Watching a Batman movie allowed this Business major to learn English in a casual manner. He liked reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because it’s related to his feelings.
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A university camp organised by the language centre placed this Business major in an all English environment. She likes the works by Mitch Albom after reading For One More Day.
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A six-month exchange to Manchester was an intensive English learning experience for this Marketing major. She read Twilight after watching the movie.
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Watching a movie in high school helped this Economics major appreciate the use of real life English. She felt closer to the author by reading the English version of Harry Potter.
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Chatting with international students during university language classes improved this Business major’s English. She likes books that have movies such as The Hunger Games.
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Giving a graduation speech in secondary school gave this Engineering major more confidence. He read books chosen by his teacher to prepare for the DSE.
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A university course focusing on pronunciation was enjoyable for this student because it included a lot of activities. She read Sherlock Holmes in secondary school.
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Doing case studies in a university language course was a refreshing alternative for this Business major. She grew bored with the secondary school reading scheme.
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Performing a play in secondary school allowed this Business major to apply his knowledge of English. He improved his vocabulary by reading Wuthering Heights.
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An extra-curricular class arranged by her mum helped this Management major to expand her vocabulary. Her teachers recommended she read newspaper editorials.
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A university English course taught this Management major about broader communications strategies including body language and interview skills. She enjoyed reading What If, a book on hypothetical scientific problems.
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It was difficult for this Engineering major to comprehend what the NET was saying in senior high but it didn’t matter so much as the exams focused on writing skills.
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Watching movies in secondary school conveyed everyday life to this Business major. Bridge to Terabithia was a required text in high school.
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There is more interaction and a better student-teacher ratio for this Mechanics major in university. He was forced to read an English newspaper in secondary school.
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Adapting to the Hong Kong education system in primary school and learning English was a challenge for this Finance major. She learnt a lot of vocabulary reading the newspaper.
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As a child, this Computer Science major played word games with his mother. He started reading an English newspaper in Secondary 1 to prepare story summaries.
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Learning how to pronounce new words in Primary 3 helped this Business major understand their meaning. She read Pride and Prejudice during a morning class in secondary school.
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Watching YouTube videos about pronunciation and spelling is an alternative to traditional classroom learning for this Business major. He prefers non-fiction but has recently read The Fault in Our Stars.
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This Business major has happy memories of attending extra-curricular English classes in primary school because the teachers gave candy. She prefers to read Chinese books.
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Primary school classes with a NET were memorable for this Business major because he studied love song lyrics. His school reading involved clipping news articles.
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Studying IB Language and Literature significantly raised this Physics major’s English. He likes to read academic material related to his major.
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Watching western soap operas helped this Business major improve her pronunciation. She watched Harry Potter with her friends and read the book series to get more details.
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A school report in Grade 7 confirmed this Business major’s realisation that she had become more fluent in English. Reading Animal Farm and 1984 challenged her original ways of thinking.
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Classes in primary and secondary school were the source of this Business major’s English learning. Completing the four books in the Twilight series was the first time she read something totally in English.
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Watching movies and discussing the content and the use of language in secondary school interested this Business Systems major. A book about Elon Musk is related to her university studies.
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A NET introduced Shakespeare to this Business major during Language Arts classes in secondary school. She likes reading online English news to understand what is happening around her.
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An Irish NET raised this Accounting major’s awareness of topical issues while teaching English. He read Uncle Tom’s Cabin in primary school.
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Preparing for the IELTS test was really tough for this Computer Science major. He reads more English material in university in Hong Kong than he did in the Mainland.
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Making up for a lack of English speaking opportunities while preparing for IELTS, this Global Studies major called her tutor at night. She reads a lot of English course material.
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Performing an English language drama in front of the class in secondary school taught this Accounting major presentation skills. The Princess Diaries was the first English book she completed.