A teacher brought a recipe writing class to life by allowing the students to cook. Number the Stars is a memorable book.

The drama components in English classes in secondary school enhanced this Occupational Therapy major’s confidence with the speaking part of the public exam. He learnt about the history and politics of the Holocaust in Number the Stars.

Entering the Hong Kong educational system in Primary 5 and learning English was a big surprise for this Surveying major. She had to do a lot of book reports in secondary school and recalls reading The Giver.

A friendly English teacher helped this Accounting and Finance major by answering his questions and giving him exercises after-school. He enjoys dystopian fiction such as 1984 and The Giver.

Practising spoken English in a workshop organised by her secondary school required this Nursing student to use the language more than ever. She enjoys utopian and dystopian fiction such as The Maze Runner and The Hunger Games.

A senior form English teacher taught this Arts major many skills and vocabulary. Her favourite book is Number the Stars because it tells the story about a precious friendship between two friends.

Reading Pride and Prejudice in Form 2 has led to a memorable class drama for this Accounting major. Another book, The Giver, placed her in a different world.

Watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in class was different to mock exams and drilling. Completing The Giver gave this Business major confidence in reading other English books.

Taking part in a secondary school drama production enhanced this Information Management major‘s confidence in speaking English. She read The Giver for a test.

A course in high school required this Law major to read Of Mice and Men and write an essay about it. She describes reading The Giver as a “life-changing” experience.

Experiential learning with a NET through drama and other activities is more effective. This Accounting major was required to read a novel each month and have discussions afterwards in secondary school. Her favourite is the Giver by Lois Lowry.

English lessons in secondary school were better than those in university as there was more student-teacher interactions. This Accounting major read Number the Stars for a book report.