A student learnt a lot from a secondary school teacher with a good accent. She likes watching TV series such as Vampire Diaries, House, and X-Files to improve her spoken English. She was impressed with the theme of racism in The Bluest Eye.

Early spelling lessons with her father established a good system for dictation for this student. She read children’s novels when she was young and now watches TV drama to polish her English.

Learning English in Canada and Hong Kong exposed this Medical student to different curricula. She learned a lot of vocabulary from reading Geronimo Stilton. She felt watching TV dramas like the Mentalist, House, and Once Upon a Time is a better way to learn.

Watching American dramas immersed this Business major in an English-speaking environment. Reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time raised his awareness of people with autism.

TV dramas such as House enabled this student to learn daily conversation. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is the best book he has ever read and it inspired him to be creative and adventurous. He also reads TIME and The Economist and watches TED videos.

An internship in Japan meant this Science major had to communicate with others through English. He tried to read Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes. He prefers to learn the language through watching TV dramas with subtitles.

Discussing soap operas such as Gossip Girl, House and Three Rivers with fellow students helped train this Accounting major’s spoken English. She had to read newspaper articles every morning during secondary school.

Watching American TV shows such as House, Person of Interest and How to Get Away with Murder was an effective and fun way for this student to learn English. She reads materials related to her major.