Learning phonics in primary school helped this student with his reading skills.

A student enjoys learning English by watching movies. He plans to read The Hunger Games series.

Learning phonics from a NET in kindergarten was important for this student’s development. C.S. Lewis is his favourite author and he has read Narnia and Freakonomics.

Books with grammar exercises were bought for this student by her mother to help her build a good foundation when she was in primary school. She also attended a phonics course. She likes Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.

Learning phonics in tutorial classes during primary school was useful for this student. The interest in English decreased in secondary school as the student was forced to learn for public exams.

Playing, singing and watching cartoons were a fun way to learn phonics in extra-curricular classes for this Social Work major. She said people who don’t like reading much need to find a book that interests them.

Negativity towards English has changed since this Property Management student had to teach her son the language. Not being taught phonics properly in secondary school hindered her study and has made her uneasy when teaching her son.

Learning English on YouTube is an alternative to regular schooling for this Engineering major. He picked up the IPA, grammar and vocabulary online. Playing computer games with foreign teammates gave him opportunities to communicate in English.

Studying phonics and taking part in English singing and speech competitions became a habit for this student who now likes western pop music. She uses social media to find interesting articles to read.

Growing up in the 1970s in China, this Architecture lecturer feels he was lucky to be tutored by a native speaker. Despite studying English for many years, there’s still a lot to learn. He encourages his eight year old son to read books that relate to his interests.

There were lots of opportunities for this English major to exchange and communicate with native speakers during primary school. She explored different literature genres in secondary school.

A course about popular songs taught this English major sentence patterns, phonics and rhythm. She reads novels.

Phonics taught in secondary school was not understood by this Math Education major. She listens to BBC Radio on the Internet. She read Esio Trot by Roald Dahl for a speech competition.

A patient NET boosted this Hotel Management major’s interest in English by giving her snacks. Learning phonics helped her pronounce words. She was forced to read texts like The Book Thief in secondary school. She likes Agatha Christie.

Kindergarten phonetics lessons with a NET has given this Communications major confidence in his pronunciation ability.

This Dentistry major studied vocabulary and pronunciation in primary and junior secondary. Senior high included task-oriented writing and presentations. He learnt IPA outside school.

English was the language of communication in this student’s home from an early age. This English major learnt phonics in kindergarten in the US.

Junior secondary phonics classes were more fun than the examination oriented experience in higher education for this Civil Engineering major. She enjoyed the detective stories in The Famous Five Series.

Taking phonics classes in a language centre helped this Nursing major pronounce words quickly. Her English teacher read aloud The Witches in a pleasant way during a Language Arts lesson.

Learning phonics in primary school taught this Politics major how to pronounce words. After reading Harry Potter she discovered that a single English word can encapsulate a life experience.

A NET in secondary school used special methods to teach phonics and English intonations. Reading an article about the importance of sleeping from a science magazine was useful for this student.

A teacher in secondary school used phonics to help this Social Science major with her spelling. In the absence of Chinese language recipes, she looks for English ones on the Internet.

Learning phonics at a young age through engaging activities was important for this Business major. An exchange to the Netherlands allowed her to speak more English. She prefers to read in Chinese because it is a more familiar language. She read P.S. I Love You and watched the movie.