A trip to Canada raised this student’s awareness about using English to communicate. A dictionary is helpful when reading.

An auditor remembers doing a lot of English exercises to communicate with foreigners. He reads books on photography. It’s good to practise with foreigners.

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.

English was the lingua franca for this student’s trip to India. She is using English at university and hopes to teach Liberal Studies. Her English reading centres on journals.

Chatting with exchange students during Secondary 5 let this student practise his communication skills. He read The New York Times while preparing for the DSE. He feels his English competency is in decline in university.

Joining a speech festival as a primary school student sparked an interest in poetry. He found The Time Keeper and The Five People You Meet in Heaven inspiring. He watches the Mentalist and the Hell’s Kitchen and chats with exchange students to learn vocabulary and communication.

English was the lingua franca for this Engineering major during a study tour to Singapore that focused on the environment. Reading science fiction stimulates his imagination. He read Harry Potter and Percy Jackson.

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.

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.

Analysing news in front of the class in preparation for the DSE turned this Engineering major into a bold speaker. Comparing his performance with others during presentations at university motivates him to improve. Reading academic texts filled with big words can be intimidating.

An English camp led by British students from Oxford and Cambridge inspired this Nursing major. She started tutorials for the first time in order to prepare for the DSE. She read with an exchange student in Form Four. Reading in English takes longer because she needs to check the vocabulary.

University English courses have taught this Logistics major about workplace communication and how to write a resume. He has read newspapers and now course material.

Tutors at a primary school camp used games to encourage this Environmental Policy major to speak English. He credits his secondary school English teacher for making him fall in love with the language. Reading journal articles is difficult.

English Day gave this Social Work major a chance to talk with a NET and some exchange students. She also enjoyed reading the books chosen by the NET in secondary school.

A university exchange in Australia exposed this Biology major to foreign culture and everyday English with fellow students and the host family. He has studied English literature.

Talking to an American exchange student was an enjoyable experience for this Maths major. He read TOEFL course material.

In high school, this Engineering chatted with a native speaker. He had to read simplified English novels and write his feeling and feedback. Wuthering Heights is his favourite novel.

Secondary school tutorial classes taught this Business major grammar, writing and reading for the DSE. He read The Hunger Games because he found the title attractive.

Living with an exchange student in the same school hostel gave this Social Science major the chance to speak English. English textbooks in secondary school were boring. She sometimes read storybooks.

Foreign students spoke too fast for this Cultural Studies major. He read commentaries in the South China Morning Post to build his vocabulary as he was preparing to resit the DSE.

A Swedish exchange student led this Philosophy major to learn a different accent. Reading A Child Called “It” was inspiring.

Understanding exchange students in the university hostel took some time for this Art major. She read The Book Thief after choosing randomly while shopping.

Watching TV programmes and movies enabled this Philosophy major to learn through listening to the actors. He enjoyed reading the newspaper articles that his teacher prepared for the class. He uses the dictionary for university readings.

Talking to an exchange student in secondary school improved this Japanese Studies major’s English skills. She read Julie and Julia after watching the movie on TV. It was her first English book and encouraged her to read more.

Living with an exchange student improved this Chinese major’s aural English. He enjoys the readings in English lessons.

English learning started in Grade 3 for this Swedish exchange student. She wrote essays and had presentations in secondary school. As an English major, she is immersed in the language.

In senior secondary, this Sociology major read newspapers and watched English programmes. She listened to songs and gained confidence in speaking with exchange students in university.

ETV was used to teach aural comprehension in this Education major’s primary school. She analysed the DSE questions from past papers in senior secondary. She uses English to communicate with exchange students.

Chatting with foreigners has helped this Government and International Studies major develop a native use of the language. Reading newspapers relates to daily life.

Going on exchanges and also interacting with visiting students improved this Marketing major’s vocabulary in secondary school. She likes audio books reviewed on YouTube.

Meeting foreign people on the Internet together with her experience in secondary school significantly improved this Science major’s spoken English. She read materials in tutorial classes in Form 6.

Having a casual conversation with a student from the UK familiarised this Accounting major with the accent. While reading business articles, he gained knowledge of the industry and the language used.

Activities in a summer camp taught this Accounting and Finance major to think in English. She read the China Daily and the simplified version of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

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.

Sharing a floor with exchange students meant this Business major had to to interact using English. She finds the course materials in university challenging as the textbooks in the Mainland were all in Chinese.

An exchange to Shanghai allowed this Nursing major to chat with students from different countries. Her favourite novel is P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern.

Interacting with foreign friends who he met online, in class, and on sports teams is an alternative for this Computer Science major to learn the language. It also made him realise he shouldn’t be intimidated when being approached by foreigners. He read Everything’s Eventual by Stephen King.

An exchange in Italy provided this Engineering and Management major the opportunity to practise her English with other students. Although she likes Harry Potter, it is difficult to finish the whole book.

Chatting with international students has exposed this Economics major to other cultures. It is difficult to read academic articles because the contents are condensed and the sentence structures are complicated.