Workshops by international tutors in this student’s university provide an alternative way to learn English. She uses little English in her part-time job in a theme park.

A university class taught this Economics major how to write a resume and cover letter as well as how to perform in job interviews which she thought would be useful for her future career. She usually reads books related to her major.

Studying drama in secondary school was quite inspiring for this Nursing major. She doesn’t read that much but says English is important for her future career.

Songs and computer games were used by this Maths Teaching major’s English teacher. She is confused about the MOI for maths as she learnt the subject in English and is now learning to be a teacher in Chinese. She finds reading difficult.

American dramas taught this Nursing major accent and vocabulary. She likes the TV show, High School Musical. The books of Harry Potter and Twilight are more detailed than the movies.

Reading the SCMP and writing commentaries or summaries taught this Arts major vocabulary and grammar which are useful for the DSE and further studies. The SCMP let him learn more about health, technology and Hong Kong history.

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.

English was the common language for this Surveying major and her Spanish roommate. Compulsory weekly reading lessons in secondary school were boring.

University classes have taught this Social Work major how to interpret writers’ underlying beliefs. Her formal writing skills were strengthened during that time.

Researching for a project gave this Social Work major an opportunity to speak with tourists in English. He bought The Chronicles of Narnia after watching the movie.

An English lesson taught this Hospitality major interview skills. His vocabulary grew in secondary school while reading horror stories chosen by his teachers.

A summer English camp in Canada also taught this Science graduate about western culture. He read 12 Years a Slave after watching the movie.

This student’s mother enrolled her in an activity-rich tutorial programme with foreign English teachers in the Mainland. As a postgraduate student in Hong Kong, she enjoys English textbooks. She has read Harry Potter. She likes printed books.

A junior secondary NET taught this Marketing major English literature through drama. She read about language learning after taking a university class.

English was the only language this student could use in tutorial classes with NETs during secondary school. She started Pride and Prejudice and Gone with the Wind but didn’t finish reading them.

In the university class, this China Studies major had a formal debate for the first time. Her secondary school required her to read books like Forrest Gump and Little Women but she prefers detective stories.

Dedicated secondary school teachers provided useful supplementary notes for this Social Work major. He read to prepare for the public exam.

Joining a Rites of Passage programme in Australia allowed this Arts major to use English in daily life. She developed a reading habit because of the Harry Potter books.

Browsing websites such as the BBC and YouTube allowed this Mathematics major to find examples that help with English learning. He used the 21st Century for newspaper clipping in secondary school.

Watching TV dramas and movies has helped this Sociology major learn English. He has read Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter and Charles Dickens. His favourite books are A Christmas Carol and David Copperfield.

An English logic class that used informal and formal language helped improve this Social Science major’s writing. Some of the university readings are difficult.

Kindergarten English lessons were more fun for this Marketing major. She says the teachers were more creative as they learnt vocabulary by matching objects.

A class drama competition provided this Physiotherapy major with an English-speaking environment. She felt satisfied after reading a romantic fantasy.

This Computing major listens to audio books before sleep. She read the last book of the Harry Potter series because the Chinese version wasn’t available. She also read Twilight, The Hunger Games, Divergent and A Song of Ice and Fire.

Forming study groups enabled this Urban Studies major to learn English with his friends in secondary school. He read Percy Jackson and discussed the book with his friends.

Interacting with foreigners and native speakers gave this student a chance to practise her speaking skills in secondary school. She believes writing will be important for her future career as a social worker.

Watching Friends together made this Human Resources major and other students think and talk in English. In an exchange to Canada, she needed to read the local newspapers for an assignment.

Playing games in class helped build vocabulary for this Chinese major. He read the Young Post for a news clipping assignment.

A UK exchange encouraged this Arts major to express herself more confidently. She read the script of The Importance of Being Earnest in literature class.

Movies has kept this Medicine graduate interested in English. His favourite book is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. He understood it more when he read it again.

Watching the movie Jumanji made secondary school class fun compared to the homework involving reading articles. This Translation major read The Phantom of the Opera and then watched the movie and the play.

Group discussions and watching TED videos make learning English in university more interesting for this Science major. She likes self-help and science books.

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.

An NET showed this Chinese major it is important to know the culture and values in a language. He enjoys reading world literature such as Italo Calvino and Franz Kafka as well as watching movies without subtitles.

A Book Fair vendor says he likes sci-fi and will read non-stop until he finishes a book. He says sci-fi is less about learning and more about excitement. He has read Star Trek and Harry Potter.

A comment given by this Environmental Studies major in a discussion caused her to be laughed at by her classmates. The DSE reading passage was very difficult.

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.

When she was young, this Public Policy major watched cartoons such as Courage the Cowardly Dog and The Powerpuff Girls on the Cartoon Network. She read Cathedral by Raymond Carver and Harry Potter.

Looking around the Book Fair, this Psychology major found two novels from her favourite author Haruki Murakami. She sometimes reads English cookbooks.

English was only a subject for this Business major, so she didn’t use it outside of class. After starting university, she improved her English by reading news and textbooks.