An English course in Indonesia provided an interactive learning environment. This Engineering major read Percy Jackson after watching the movie, but looking up words in the dictionary spoiled her enjoyment of the story.

Although it was hard preparing for the DSE, this Mathematics major enjoyed support from his English teachers. After reading the Chinese version of The Hunger Games, he read the English one.

English stories and songs in class stoked this Computer Science major’s interest in learning English. She read The Ph.D. Grind.

Common core classes in English focused more on interaction, sharing, and personal expression. This Nursing major has read a variety of short articles.

Moving to Hong Kong changed this graduate student’s focus on reading from textbooks to the poetry of Pablo Neruda. He was embarrassed when he couldn’t ask a question using English during a forum.

A university language course with a smaller class size gave this Business major more chances to speak. Reading different types of texts such as poems for literature class broadened her horizons.

During his undergraduate studies, this Computer Science major took IELTS. Doing science research in university requires him to read many English papers.

A student describes the interaction with a buddy during an exchange trip to the US, also sampling food and writing Chinese New Year lucky scrolls. He reads course materials and the news. He finds the English version of Harry Potter more colourful.

Idiomatic usage was taught to this Translation major in university. She reads articles on Facebook.

An IELTS course in an education centre gave this Business major the opportunity to engage in group conversations. She read a book with 400 to 500 pages for a course.

Repeatedly reading newspapers and doing past papers in class was boring and not useful for this Science major. Reading the South China Morning Post and sharing the news and vocabulary with her friends improved her language skills.

DSE was the common goal for this Visual Studies major and his friends. They proofread each other’s writings. He discussed aspects of Tuesdays with Morrie with his friends.

Playing different roles through drama exposed this Engineering major to different kinds of English. Reading the South China Morning Post gave him access to many interesting facts.

A love for learning English and doing exercises motivated this student to work on his grammar. He prefers to read magazines such as Forbes and BBC Magazines.

Learning phonics in primary school helped this student with his reading skills.

This Marketing major did not enjoy watching movies and TV dramas in class because her English was bad. She just read for exams and didn’t find reading novels and watching movies helpful for exams.

Working in a fashion retail store required this Public Administration major to use English to communicate with her French boss. She had to read the South China Morning Post when she was in secondary school.

A Form One English teacher advised this Engineering major to use a grammar website that starts with the basics and goes step by step to more advanced skills. He found Harry Potter too difficult to read when he was in primary school.

Academic labelling in schools triggered frustration in this Fashion Design major who needed help with spelling and writing. She believes she could have performed better if the subjects were taught in Chinese.

Watching TV dramas such as Fringe and Bones helped develop this Ecology major’s English fluency, pronunciation and accent. He likes reading online news about scientific discoveries.

Attending a learning centre made this Social Science major appreciate the tutors from different cultures and learning through games and stories. She has bought a lot of books but has not read them. However, she did complete One Day.

Sharing a floor with exchange students meant this Business major had to to interact using English. She finds the course materials in university challenging as the textbooks in the Mainland were all in Chinese.

A NET encouraged this student and her classmates to read and share, which led to effective communication. She reads National Geographic because she likes geography.

Presenting in English was part of this Business major’s role at a theme park. She read Matilda in English in Primary 3 after completing the Chinese version.

English learning centred on grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening for this Science major. She went to the US for an exchange.

Writing a script and preparing for a performance in an English drama competition were good ways for this Engineering major to learn. His mother used rewards to motivate him to read books.

Tutors who treated students like friends made English more interesting by using games and movies. Eat, Pray, Love was the first English novel this Education major read. She watched the movie instead after chapter one because it was too difficult. She uses a Kindle to read academic papers.

A NET motivated this English major to write more by giving her a good grade. Reading news every day expanded her vocabulary. She became more aware about women’s independence after reading The Story of an Hour.

Tutors at a primary school camp used games to encourage this Environmental Policy major to speak English. He credits his secondary school English teacher for making him fall in love with the language. Reading journal articles is difficult.

A programme in high school gave this Human Resources Management major a chance to present in English for the first time. She didn’t like the forced exercises and tutorials she attended throughout primary school. She read books that have been made into movies.

In secondary school, this Marketing major chose a book about her hobbies for the morning reading session. She loves fiction and read the Harry Potter series in English and Chinese in primary school.

Playing online video games helped this Maths Teaching major make English speaking friends in the US. It has helped him understand different accents. He liked a picture storybook in kindergarten.

Doing past papers took up most of this Mechanical Engineering student’s time in secondary school and she is not particularly fond of English. She found The Five People You Meet in Heaven too difficult and boring.

A trip to England exposed this student to different speaking tones. She also found some people spoke too fast. She read English newspapers in secondary school. She prefers English language movies to books, but is interested in song lyrics.

A teacher who showed movies raised this Accounting major’s interest in learning the language. Apart from newspapers, she rarely reads English books. Tuesdays with Morrie was one of them but she did not enjoy the text.

University gives this student more opportunity to speak in English. Secondary school classes were led by a teacher. She likes funny books such as Sophia Kinsella’s Shopaholic.

This student had to listen carefully in class when he first moved to Canada in Form Five. He read novels and Shakespeare in high school. He enjoyed reading about Economics in university because he was interested in the subject. He also reads TIME and The Economist.

This Creative Media major who is not fond of formal education, learnt from movies and reading books. Spending her childhood in books, her all-time favourite is Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. She also read young adult novels such as The Mortal Instruments and The Hunger Games.

Acting in a role-play taught this Accounting major how to communicate in different business and social situations. As an undergraduate, she learnt more about writing when she judged submissions in a secondary school writing competition.

A tutorial required this Teaching major to speak in front of the class and share her views on a video. In junior secondary, she had to take a guess at the story of The Monkey’s Paw from the title before reading it.