A PhD student recalls watching Mr Bean videos in secondary school.

Playing online video games helped this Maths Teaching major make English speaking friends in the US. It has helped him understand different accents. He liked a picture storybook in kindergarten.

An English Teaching major entered university after doing a Higher Diploma where she studied the differences between Chinese and English. She later took part in an immersion programme in Australia. She likes books with pictures.

Remembering names of NETs was a big challenge for this Korean student who transitioned to an EMI school. A friend’s mum and a private tutor helped to improve her English. She picked up Harry Potter because of her sister. She is now into non-fiction such as How Google Works and What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School.

Linking English to Western festive cultures including food and songs gave this Engineering major fun times in junior forms. He read passages relating to lifestyle, travel and science extracted from textbooks.

English was used by this Political Science major during an internship in the US. He took part in a weekly reading project in primary school. He reads short stories and books with pictures.