Studying in Dublin was like a three-month intensive English lesson for this Business major. She also taught English as a volunteer in Cambodia. She read the news and The Saga of Darren Shan.

A tour of England during secondary school included intercultural communication with the locals for this Speech Therapy major. English is important for case notes and professional communication.

An internship in the United States raised this Business major’s confidence in speaking English. She reads TIME, Vogue and National Geographic but also browses websites for articles on human behaviour.

Watching movies in secondary school built this Business major vocabulary. She learnt presentation skills in a university English course. An American novel about a maid deepened her understanding of racism and discrimination.

This student had to read case studies while preparing presentations for a university business language course. He also read South China Morning Post for a DSE project.

This Accounting and Marketing major is given business case studies during university English courses, which benefits language learning and future career. He doesn’t read much since entering university.

A Business major credits a university language course for improving her English, which she feels will be valuable if she works in customer service. Most of her reading time is spent on case studies.

Doing case studies in a university language course was a refreshing alternative for this Business major. She grew bored with the secondary school reading scheme.

Case studies in a language course brought out the issue of engineering ethics. Detailed analysis of actual cases made this Engineering major reflect on how to be a professional.

A secondary school teacher encouraged this Marketing major to speak English through fun activities. He read newspapers with the help of a dictionary because he didn’t understand half of the words and kept a vocabulary book to prepare for the reading component of IELTS.

Speaking to exchange students during English Corner provided this Business major an opportunity to practise. She has to read many business case studies for her major.

A teacher in high school helped this Tourism Management major prepare for the Gaokao through movies that are relevant to the exam content. He reads case studies from class and compares them to the ones he read during a work experience.