A trip to Korea involved communicating with friends who were from the US and UK. English speaking opportunities were limited in school because students used Chinese.

A teacher used activities such as classes on presentation skills to encourage this liberal studies major to communicate in English. She reads textbooks such as Global Warming as well as Harry Potter and the South China Morning Post.

An English major likes to draw pictures while reading to help remember the meaning of a phrase. She says her primary school teacher encouraged her to draw. She says parents encourage children to learn English because it’s an international language.

A Chinese teaching graduate had more English speaking opportunities during an exchange trip to Singapore. These days he uses English in China to communicate with potential overseas students. He studied Shakespeare in secondary school.

Camping with students from other countries was a primary school highlight for this student. She has used English while volunteering on the Mainland and in her part-time job with the MTR.

Secondary school English classes gave this Internet and Multimedia major the opportunity for group discussions. He reads articles about technology on the Internet.

Reading a phone manual allows a student to increase his vocabulary. He checks new words using Google. He learnt English effectively during secondary school.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the first book that this student finished. She also read Harry Potter. She likes printed books but uses an e-dictionary. Students studying DSE should search for more information using the Internet.

Songs from artists such as the Beatles and Bee Gees help this student with his listening skills. He uses a dictionary to find the meaning of new words. He sometimes uses English when he teaches the violin.

A student compliments a strict secondary school teacher who polished her grammar and speaking skills. She reads English course material for her major but she feels speaking is more important.

A teacher stirred this student’s interest in English through activities such as field trips and debating. She also read the Phantom of the Opera.

Watching movies like the Day After Tomorrow helped this General Studies major’s vocabulary. He also uses English reference books for assignments.

University gave this student the opportunity to use English while doing group work with exchange students. He also used the language to communicate with an American family during a cruise to Thailand. He reads The New York Times.

An English Teaching major found writing down subtitles improved her understanding. She believes studying should be enjoyable. She has read Holes and watched the movie.

An English speaking day in secondary school allowed this student a chance to chat with senior and teachers. She enjoyed reading Harry Potter more after seeing the movie.

This English Teaching major feels her university’s overseas immersion programme is the most useful experience. She read newspapers to prepare for exams.

Use rhyming words to write a poem in primary school was fun for this English Teaching major. She prefers to teach primary because it is hard to motivate older students for exams. She read the newspaper to boost her vocabulary for the DSE.

A student made more friends using English while on a study tour to Singapore during primary school. She attended tutorials to prepare for the DSE exam. She wrote reports after completing books in the English reading scheme.

A tour where English was the lingua franca helped this student improve her speaking and writing skills. She has used English for academic purposes. She has read Once and Harry Potter. Watching the movies also helped.

This Chinese teaching major treasures a secondary five trip to Hangzhou that involved chatting with a British student. He has also liked the characters in Harry Potter.

This student fought off her nerves so she could chat with her school’s NET to improve her pronunciation. She also read The Time Keeper and Tuesdays with Morrie.

A Hong Kong-born student learnt vocabulary through games in primary school on the Mainland. She returned to Hong Kong in secondary school. She says Hong Kong schools treasure English.

A student and her classmates had discussions and wrote reflections after reading novels and watching their corresponding movies in secondary school. She read The Happiness Project.

Watching films sometimes raises this student’s interest in books. She also likes reading about travel. As a piano student, she uses English to communicate with the examiners.

The DSE drama elective sparked this student’s interest in English. She likes the Last Song by Nicholas Sparks and says students should be encouraged to read in English or Chinese.

The activities in a summer holiday English camp were interesting for this student. She also took part in choral speaking in secondary school. She was encouraged by Nick Vujicic’s Life without Limits and also read Tuesdays with Morrie.

Liberal Studies classes were an interesting way to learn more than grammar and vocabulary for this English Teaching major. She has read What If and says newspapers can broaden students’ thinking.

Despite the coaching from a good teacher, this student did not get the DSE result she wanted. She reads mostly for academic purposes. She has a part-time job where she uses English to communicate with visitors.

A student took IELTS five times after failing A-level English. She sought help from tutors for the public exams because she felt her teachers could not spark her interest. She has read the Kite Runner.

Attending an EMI school enhanced this student’s learning experience because she used English to study most subjects. She also attended an English camp in Canada. She did a book report on For One More Day.

It was hard for this student to adjust to an all English curriculum in secondary school. He coped by using Chinese versions of books. He read the Five People You Meet in Heaven. He will use English in the workplace.

Learning English might have been more interesting for this student if the teacher showed movies and played games. She has read TIME and used the Oxford dictionary and Wikipedia. She read Chinese books on a Kindle.

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.

A postgraduate Chinese language teaching student worked hard to pass the IELTS exam. She reads children’s books because she feels her English is poor.

A Maths Teaching major used English while working as a conservation volunteer in Australia. She was happy when she read a few chapters of Harry Potter. She uses Wikipedia for homework and read the South China Morning Post and Young Post in secondary 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.

Reciting English vocabulary helped this student in the DSE and life in general. Reading is a hobby. He enjoys educational comics.

A strict English only learning environment helped this student’s conversation skills. Her father encouraged her to read Harry Potter in English.

A foreign teacher was fun but this student finds the games and drama did not help. She valued extra-curricular tutorials that focused on exam skills. She has read TIME magazine.

A Geography major in the US had to use English to survive. She knew she mastered the language when she started dreaming in English. She reads the Seattle Times newspaper and course material.