Using English on a daily basis in the UK helped this Chemistry major. She reads National Geographic and TIME magazine because the topics are related to her everyday life.

Teachers in secondary school asked this Social Work major to write reflections after watching movies. Comedic movies are her favourite because they make her laugh. Watching the movie of A Christmas Carol helped her better understand the text.

A student explains how her parents sent her to a tutorial school where she enjoyed learning English because she they played games and sang. Her most memorable book is Twilight.

Exercises based on the SCMP taught this Social Science major how to find the key points in the newspaper articles. He was interviewed about stargazing in Hong Kong for the Young Post.

An English class in university required this Electronic Engineering graduate to speak the language. The teacher also used different media such as music and movies to facilitate learning. He mostly reads textbooks.

Sharing an experience in front of the class was like taking the DSE exam for this Translation major. She finds reading difficult and prefers watching movies.

Watching YouTube videos presented by foreigners developed this Hotel Management major’s accent and vocabulary. She rarely reads English materials apart from the course material related to her major.

School drama classes for this Design major included improvised role-play focusing on customer service. University English classes have concentrated on writing proposals or project briefs.

Activities, PowerPoint, movies, and computers were used instead of textbooks in secondary school English classes. This Engineering major prefers Chinese books rather than English ones.

A Chinese Language Teaching major played a “bad guy” in secondary school English class. She read The Little Prince. She can’t imagine using English much in the future.

Literature taught in an associate degree course made this Arts major see English differently. Her favourite book is A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka. The book relates her to an unfamiliar society.

This student has been working with foreign tutors in the language centre in university. He is comfortable with the required readings but would like to improve his speaking and listening skills.

A primary school teacher praised this Liberal Studies graduate for asking a good question about grammar. Love, Rosie was the first book she read in English. She likes Cecelia Ahern.

In university, this Early Childhood Education major took different English courses according to her interest. She had to prepare for IELTS and the College English Test.

When this Engineering major was small, he learnt a lot of vocabulary by watching a video shown by his mother. Inspired by his friends in high school, he stayed up all night to read a novel.

A teacher encouraged this Marketing major to watch the Friends sitcom to improve her English. The Harry Potter series were the first English books she read. She also read the Great Gatsby.

Learning English from interactive activities such as playing card games with a NET in a tutorial class contributed to a great experience for this Nurse. He was introduced to a good English book because he needed to fulfill the public examination requirement in Hong Kong.

Listening to a speech by Barack Obama encouraged this Chemistry major to communicate with others in English more confidently. His curiosity of Science motivates him to read in English.

This student liked the storybooks, group discussions, and relaxed teaching style at the international primary school in Shanghai. Using “English as a First Language” and reading The Thing They Carried during IB programme were memorable.

The university’s English Corner provided this Business Administration major opportunities to chat and play games with foreigners. She reads magazines and fashion books.

Attending classes and doing reading comprehension were effective but unpleasant for this Education major. Reading A Little Princess in secondary school was inspiring and unforgettable.

Participating in public speaking enhanced this Nursing major’s English ability. He subscribed to TIME and National Geographic but the vocabulary is difficult. He reads about technology.

A bridging course attended by this Computing Science graduate in Singapore involved writing academic essays and making presentations. She had to read a thick book on the history of Singapore to prepare for an exam.

The fastest way to learn English is watching movies according to this Chinese major. She likes BBC’s shows, such as Sherlock Holmes, because of the accent. She was forced to read the South China Morning Post in secondary school.

Extra-curricular DSE classes in a smaller tutorial centre helped this Accounting major make new friends and get a better exam result. He bonded with his older sister while reading Harry Potter.

After learning the basics, this Engineering major started using more vocabulary and complex sentences in high school. His academic writing skills improved in university. He has also acquired words from daily life.

Learning grammar through memorization was ineffective for this Human Resources major so she searched for a better method online. She reads the Bible in both Chinese and English and thinks the latter is harder to understand.

Coming from a CMI school, this Language major had done extra self-practice to prepare for the DSE. She realises learning back then was particularly productive. Her reading interest ranges from fantasy novels such as Howl’s Moving Castle to romance like One Day.

Performing a drama about witches in secondary school exposed this Translation major to vocabulary unique to drama. She read both the Chinese and English versions of Wolf Totem.

A student is motivated to polish her English by listening to YouTube hosts. She also read Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom.

In Primary 1, this Chemistry major was required to speak English at all times. She read the House of Night and the Harry Potter series, which were recommended by one of her secondary school teachers.

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.

If the story is good, then the language in which it is written is secondary according to this Public Administration major. To Kill a Mockingbird is a really good book.

Taking a tutorial class didn’t produce the A-level result wanted by this Engineering graduate. These days she tries to sharpen her vocabulary by reading an online article a day. She looks up unfamiliar words in the dictionary.

A communications major had to catch-up when she transitioned to Hong Kong in Primary 3. Initiating a speech club helped prepare for the DSE. She uses English when she has to and prefers to read Chinese.

Jotting down useful expressions while watching TV dramas is this English major’s learning practice. She watched Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries. Reading post-modern literature allowed her to think from different perspectives.

All subjects in a secondary school summer programme used English as the MOI. Reading is boring, so this Nursing major likes to watch exciting dramas like Breaking Bad.

Singing songs and nursery rhymes in kindergarten was a good way to learn the language. Reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix brought this Business major to an imaginary world.

This Computing major’s secondary school teacher used movies and popular songs to let students learn new vocabulary, expressions and sentences. Through fiction, she discovered authors use different expressions to convey the same meaning.

Having class with a NET in primary school pushed this undergraduate to speak English. Although he didn’t like studying the language, he did a book report for English Week in primary school.