After winning a competition in secondary six, this English major travelled to the UK. He prefers to read for leisure and feels more motivated to check the meaning of new vocabulary if he’s interested in the text.

Secondary school English classes gave this Internet and Multimedia major the opportunity for group discussions. He reads articles about technology on the Internet.

After travelling to England in Secondary 5, this Multimedia major improved his communication skills. He uses English to learn more about software.

Interviewing tourists boosted this student’s confidence to talk with others in English. He follows the Chinese subtitles while watching English movies. He reads posts in a technology forum on the Internet.

Getting a good grade for writing and producing a video for an English language course in university is a highlight for this Computer Engineering major. He uses Google and Wikipedia to search for definitions. He watches YouTube videos with English subtitles and reads reference books.

Working part-time in IT while at university meant this Maths major had to read some technical documents in English. He says although English is not that important for his present studies, he’ll need it for his future career.

Doing research about IT and making a presentation on it in university boosted this student’s confidence. He values reading in university more as the General Education course material has been more challenging than that in secondary school.

Believing he had forgotten what he was going to say during a debate session, this Computer Science major impressed his lecturer by ad-libbing. He reads course material and believes English is important for his future career.

A Form One teacher encouraged this student after his classmates laughed at him and helped him to overcome the fear of learning. He reads the course material for his major, Computer Science.

Preparing for IELTS, this Information Systems major listened to the BBC and Voice of America. He also read Flipped after watching the movie. Nowadays he reads material about computer technology.

Classmates in a university English course helped this Engineering major improve speaking skills. He reads online news about technology.

Movies such as Interstellar and Harry Potter taught this Marketing major vocabulary. He reads about technology and science in BBC news.

Communication was difficult at the beginning of this Computer Science major’s exchange in the UK. Reading South China Morning Post in secondary school taught him vocabulary. Reading online programming libraries is helpful for his major.

Reading the SCMP and writing commentaries or summaries taught this Arts major vocabulary and grammar which are useful for the DSE and further studies. The SCMP let him learn more about health, technology and Hong Kong history.

A primary school teacher helped this Math Education major after-school and taught what he really had to learn. He reads software user manuals.

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.

Learning with foreign teachers enabled this Computing major to practise her spoken English. She loves reading about games and computers.

A foreign teacher in a tutorial school used games like Monopoly to encourage this Marketing major to speak more and learn with fun. He mostly reads reviews about technology on the web.

Learning English on the Mainland involved more writing and reading than speaking. This Information Systems major also watches movies and listens to songs. As a programmer, he had to read a book about this subject in English in order to get the newest information.