Despite the coaching from a good teacher, this student did not get the DSE result she wanted. She reads mostly for academic purposes. She has a part-time job where she uses English to communicate with visitors.

A secondary school English teacher built-up this Health Education major’s vocabulary. He reads for research purposes. He uses English to learn more about sports such as basketball and football.

Foreign English tutors helped this student in high school by encouraging her to retell her classmates’ stories. She reads novels like Harry Potter. American-style fast food makes people think about English.

Watching movies and online interviews with actors helped develop the vocabulary of this Global China Studies major. She has read the required course materials, also used the dictionary and Wikipedia to help understand jargon in research papers.

Hosting a booth for Halloween games in senior secondary required this Civil Engineering major to use English. He reads textbooks and research papers related to his major. He uses Wikipedia for assignments.

Attending an EMI secondary school helped this Civil Engineering major because all the subjects were in English. He feels it is easier to master grammar than vocabulary. He used Wikipedia to look for information.

Writing research papers and proposals in university has been the most challenging for this Medical and Automation Engineering major. Reading Harry Potter is easier than the SCMP because a book provides more background information than a news article.

English was used for chatting with students from North America and Europe during an exchange to the US. This Cultural Studies major conducts research in English including reading academic articles.

English language courses in university for this Sports Science major involved learning job interview skills. She reads journal articles about her major.

Attending university gave this student more opportunities to speak English. She loves children’s literature. Anne of Green Gables is her favourite book. She also reads research papers.

During secondary school, this Engineering major used memory strategies to build her vocabulary. In secondary school, she read the materials provided by her teacher. In college, she usually reads research papers.

This Biology major prefers to learn English from movies and songs. His secondary school forced him to read newspapers like The Student Standard but the vocabulary was difficult.

This Engineering major thinks that he didn’t have enough time to speak English in secondary school. He finds language in scientific papers hard to understand.

Making cold calls in her internship enhanced this Global China Studies major’s confidence and fluency. She reads material on Wikipedia, ProQuest and Google Scholar to prepare papers.

Education in the UK values the practical use of English in class and daily life according to this Economics major. He reads about Chinese history and economy.

Attending a music festival in England let this Civil Engineering major communicate with people from all over the world in English. A paper about new technology contained a lot of new vocabulary.

Questions asked by this chemistry major’s cram class teacher helped him remember grammar and vocabulary immediately. He reads online articles, magazines and research papers.

Primary school English classes for this Biotechnology major included Old MacDonald Had A Farm and the ABC Song. Her professors encourage interactivity in lectures. She reads about the latest research in her field.

Going to the Peak with international students taught this Industrial Engineering major communication skills. As a Master’s student he improves by reading research reports containing complicated sentences.

A professor revised 99% of this Biophotonics major’s paper, which motivated him to improve by reading more academic articles. A painful experience of book sharing in secondary school pushed him to read more carefully.

Learning English is just for exams according to this Economics major. She reads many research papers related to her major.

Extra-curricular classes were more interactive than those focusing on exams in school for this Science major. She mostly reads research papers and textbooks.

This Education and Social Science major learnt through watching movies and memorising the dialogue and vocabulary. She reads books and research reports for her university courses.

A university English course didn’t cater to different students’ learning needs and language proficiency according to this Psychology major. The Lord of the Rings movies led him to read the original books but he couldn’t finish all of them.

Public speaking strengthened this Surveying major’s speaking skills. Reading a psychology paper in his freshman year was frustrating.

Watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory exposed this Mathematics major’s class to English spoken by native speakers. A textbook used for a university general education course includes a lot of inspiring readings.

Immersion in the US pushed this Medical student to learn faster. Reading papers for her studies improved her reading skills a lot.

A NET left a lasting impression on this Advertising major as she used fun and creative ways to teach vocabulary and grammar. He read a story about a child’s crime. He only reads research papers and articles now.

Along with learning grammar, this Dental student was taught how to compose sentences, paragraphs and essays. She became familiar with research papers and academic writing in university.

A four-month university exchange in Canada required this Environmental Science major to use English more than usual. He also read a lot of online research papers during that time.

University English courses taught this Accounting major how to make better presentations. He read his first academic research paper in Year 1.

Regular book sharing required this Computing major to read carefully and intensively. Reading research articles about logistics was hard and unforgettable.

Intensive practice for IELTS greatly improved this Engineering major’s English. Reading a lot of research papers for postgraduate studies broadened his horizons.

Having studied in the US immersed this Psychology graduate in an English speaking environment as she interacted with locals. As a research assistant, she needed to read a lot of papers that she was not interested in.

Studying in a university in Hong Kong improved this Politics major’s spoken English. She has to read research papers to prepare for assignments.

Spending six hours a day to prepare for IELTS was different to studying in school for this Chinese major. She reads essays and papers for university and sometimes a newspaper and little novels.

Learning English entailed lessons in primary and secondary school according to this Sociology major. Reading papers, articles and journals with a dictionary improves his English.

Learning English in secondary school was tough but the experience greatly enhanced this Engineering major’s proficiency. He read the South China Morning Post and the Young Post. English is important for his studies and future career.

English classes were silent in this Accounting major’s secondary school because students were too shy to talk. She finds it difficult to understand research papers at university.

Writing a play and performing it gave this Science major an opportunity to apply his knowledge and skills. Reading books and research papers in Ecology broadened his horizons.