English serves as a global language when chatting with foreign friends. This Language major once had a chance to read the book Jane Eyre with a few hundred people.

Using English to study in university immersed this Media major in an English language environment. She forced herself to read the learning materials which were in English.

Joining a summer school programme in America gave this Business major a chance to talk with English learners from other places. She read a book about how introverts can be successful in business.

Playing clarinet is a way for this Applied Maths major to learn English. To better understand music, she would check the meaning of lyrics and search for the background of composers. She read The Hunger Games but didn’t find it useful.

A primary school drama performance gave this Fashion major a chance to speak English in front of an audience. She read Oliver Twist in primary school and reads Fashion magazines.

This Chinese major finds it interesting to talk to foreign students in her college. She reads BBC news.

International students shared their experiences in English when they visited this Communications major’s secondary school. She preferred reading books to newspapers.

As part of her volunteer work, this student taught kids to make snacks at a primary school using English. She read storybooks and did book reports in secondary school.

In primary school, cooking in an English lesson let this Biochemistry major learn a lot of food names. Doing a book report in primary school was a challenge for him.

Learning English in the UK continues after you leave the classroom according to this Psychology major. She completed the English version of Harry Potter after watching the movie and reading it in Chinese.

Going on an exchange to the UK required this Human Resources major to use English and gestures to communicate. She read Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl when she was seven.

This Business major spent her kindergarten years in Canada where she learnt English through pictures, actions and words. She read fiction in the library every day during primary school. Her favourite authors are Christopher Pike and Diana Wynne Jones. She now reads online stories and blogs.

Past papers were a daily routine during this Japanese Studies major’s high school life. She doesn’t like reading but has to get through a lot of passages for university.

A primary school teacher used a video game to teach this Music major grammar. Secondary school book reports enhanced her writing. She likes Harry Potter.

It was awkward to learn English through religious readings for this Psychology major. But after watching The Maze Runner movie, she began reading the series and finished her first English book.

Fun days helped this English Education major adapt to an EMI learning environment. A ball throwing game was used to teach conditional sentences. A reading scheme encouraged her to read more.

This English major played games in primary school and watched movies in junior secondary. She worked on editing, academic writing, speaking, and translation in university. She is also interested in the use of English in memes.

An English teacher in secondary school helped improve this Engineering major’s English significantly through tests. Through guided reading, he learnt to identify important phrases and vocabulary.

Participating in a secondary school drama performance meant this Biomedical Engineering could direct the play and practise her spoken English. She read a book about a Chinese girl who refused to have her feet bound.

Travelling made this Economics and Finance major feel there’s too much emphasis on accent in Hong Kong. He liked the courage and the friendship between the characters in Harry Potter. He also read The Hunger Games, National Geographic and The Economist.

A debate workshop taught this Bilingual Communication major how to interact with groupmates and making concluding statements. She read Don’t Trust Anyone after coming across a trailer of the film adaptation.

This Arts major cited a secondary school drama lessons, a film competition and a university conference and workshops as sources of language learning. She joined book sharing sessions. She also read TIME magazine.

An understanding lecturer created a comfortable environment for this Sociology major to learn in an English autobiography class. He liked reading the Tin Tin 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.

A student feels she improved her English by joining a tutorial centre where they became immersed in the language through playing games and communication. She says school pressure leaves little time to enjoy reading.

Moving from Taiwan to Hong Kong, this Engineering major had to learn English from scratch. English is hard to understand but is used in university course material.

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 NET from Canada used movies and videos in this ECE major’s English classes. She prefers cartoons and movies to reading. She wants to visit a country where she can feel immersed in the use of English

English days in secondary school provided this Management major with a chance to have fun with the language. He had difficulty reading many notes within the short exam period.

Watching cartoons at home marked the start of this Dental student’s English learning. He was taught the alphabet and pronunciation in primary school.

Watching movies in secondary school English lessons was a unique learning method for this Building Engineering major. She read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for a book report.

A university course taught this Accounting and Finance major presentation and academic writing skills. The library gave her The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas to read and she did a sharing with other students.

A trip to the US included an English lesson in New York for this Chinese major. After watching the movie The Hunger Games, she really wanted to read the book.

The music from the band Westlife was part of this Science major’s English learning in high school. She also read the South China Morning Post every morning in school.

Teaching English to children in Russia made this Marketing major more aware of the language and improved her spoken English. She read the Young Post, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Charlotte’s Web for assignments in school.

Practicing reading, speaking and listening is how this Public Health major passed IELTS. English is the common language for supplementary readings.

As a member of the drama club, this Translation major did a lot of research to prepare for a performance in English. Reading cookbooks let her learn a different style of text. She read Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller.

Being a school English ambassador enabled this Translation major to talk with native speakers. He hates reading. The only thing he reads is the materials from his lectures.

Despite being afraid of NETs in primary school, this Tourism major worked more closely with them in secondary and now feels there are no barriers to intercultural communication.

When this Early Childhood Education major was in primary school, she listened to tapes every morning at home. She joined an English class because of personal interest.