Using the learning materials at the university’s language centre and speaking with foreigners have improved this student’s English and IELTS results. He reads the newspaper and articles to expand his vocabulary. He lacked the exposure to spoken English while attending a CMI school.

Tutorial classes led by a funny teacher who used word games helped this student’s writing and reading skills. He is an Economics major and has to read articles and journals which he describes as boring.

English speaking ambassadors in this student’s secondary school took part in themed activities like Halloween. She read articles posted on the back of the toilet door.

Interviewing tourists helped this Social Science major improve his conversation skills. He reads about football on the Internet and uses a dictionary when he comes across new words.

Playing cards with an American tutor in a village primary school was how this student learnt English in an informal way. She reads articles and online news in English for research purposes.

Playing games with international tutors in university is a fun way for this Sports Science major to learn English. He has to read English articles and books for his course.

A university English club provides more speaking opportunities to prepare for the IELTS exam. This Automotive Design Engineering major read some English novels and articles to pass speaking tests.

Most of her students neglected listening and speaking English when preparing for the Gaokao according to this Chemistry major from the Mainland China. English speaking opportunities have been limited in where she has stayed.

Speaking with foreigners at her workplace gave this Fashion Retailing graduate the confidence to use English and improve her language skills. She read articles and texts provided by her teachers.

A trip to Sydney was a good opportunity for this Psychology major to communicate in English. She had to read newspapers and short articles during secondary school for assignments.

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.

Starting from kindergarten, this Creative Media major felt her parents, especially her mum, forced her to learn English. She attended a special English-speaking kindergarten and was forced to watch CNN and the BBC. Reading is difficult because she has to check words in the dictionary.

A university tutor motivates this Computing major to speak more English. He reads articles about technology and economics. He learns the views from different cultures by reading online columns.

In daily life, this Engineering major learns English through films, TV shows and music. He seldom reads English books but has to read articles for his projects and research.

Communicating with members of a host family and lessons with buddies were the highlights of a secondary school study tour in Australia for this Humanities major. She has to read some difficult course material related to her major.

The Global Café in university allowed this International Studies major to talk to foreigners. Reading articles and passages helped him write his papers.

Preparing for the GRE was a multiple-stage process for this Engineering major. She was positively influenced by an article on education which she read in a tutorial school.

Passing the DSE required this Biology major to read a lot of texts. She has learnt a lot of technical terms by reading articles related to her major.

Speaking English in a university class let this Accounting major improve his speaking skills. He likes reading articles and novels such as Harry Potter.

Tutorial classes for the DSE let this Marketing major learn vocabulary, grammar and writing skills quickly. The language used in philosophical articles is difficult.

An exchange student from Germany spoke too fast for this Business major. She enjoyed reading TIME which was free in her secondary school. She likes reading articles about cooking.

International summer school in the UK allowed this Management major to interact with fellow students. She had to answer some questions after reading a short weekly article related to her daily life.

A Year 1 university English workshop focused on reading news articles and social affairs. This Translation major learnt a lot of useful phrases which benefits her study.

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

Listening to music and then jotting down lyrics helped improve this Computer Science graduate’s aural comprehension. He interacted with native English speakers through messaging and chatting.

The desire to learn a song accidentally led this Information Technology major to improve his English because he wanted to study the lyrics more closely. Most of his reading centres on course material.

Performing the drama Snow White in Form 6 was amusing for this Science major. Reading articles and journals is boring.

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.

Despite studying English for ten years and getting a good academic results, this Politics major had trouble using the language when travelling. She reads English articles for her major.

When using English in Hong Kong you can revert to your mother tongue, but this Social Science major discovered that’s not possible in other countries. She likes crime novels and reads articles related to her major.

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

Learning English through movies like 3 Idiots in secondary school was fun for this Creative Media major. She mostly reads articles related to her studies. She rarely reads in English because it’s difficult.

A university English course taught this Nursing major medical terms and communication skills. She reads articles related to her major and sometimes picks up newspapers.

Instead of learning grammar, this Arts major watched TED talks and read The New York Times and The Huffington Post in senior secondary school. She could not stop reading an English book even during an exam period.

Interacting with an English speaking classmate during university has been useful for this Science major. She read many news articles to improve her language skills in secondary school.

Despite being bored with her father’s attempts to teach her, this Psychology major learnt spoken English with an audio disc. Reading academic and professional articles was stressful initially.

An English teacher stuck newspaper and magazine articles all around the classroom for this Chemistry major to read. She enjoyed reading books with primary school students through her secondary school’s partnership reading programme.

Doing exercises helped prepare this Public Administration major for the DSE but he did not enjoy it. Reading articles related to his studies improved his language skills.

An exchange to the US enabled this Nursing major to interact with foreigners. She had to read a lot of articles for the A-levels.

English classes were boring for this Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering major as he was not interested in the subject. His teacher always gave him a lot of articles to read.