Due to the limited time in class, this Engineering major watched romance and war movies on his own to learn daily English. He read children’s literature such as Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson.

This Business major’s dad drilled her with English exercises as he felt the schools weren’t doing enough. He also encouraged her to read. She loves romantic novels such as the works of Nicholas Sparks.

Reading English books in kindergarten made this student like the language. She likes to read romantic novels but does not have the time. She feels the Good Wife TV series is “pretty real”.

Watching movies has exposed this Nursing major to different cultures and new vocabulary. Fight Club is one of his favourite movies. The book, Into the Wild, is a story about adventure and survival.

The Book Fair is an opportunity for this woman to search for bargains. She likes the Shopaholic series and also romantic novels. She doesn’t like sci-fi because it makes her nervous.

A class drama competition provided this Physiotherapy major with an English-speaking environment. She felt satisfied after reading a romantic fantasy.

Learning from books without words was difficult at the beginning for this Marketing major. She learnt little in an exchange to the US. She mostly reads romance novels. Her favourite is Gone with the Wind.

Learning about the different cultures in Hong Kong occurred during an English day in Form Three for this Nursing major. She reads love stories. Her favourite is Twilight.

Speaking English while playing a board game with friends was pleasurable for this Engineering major. She is interested in reading romance books and read Romeo and Juliet for the SBA.

Performing a drama enabled this Communication graduate to use English in real life. Watching movies improved her language, especially her spoken English.

Hard work together with the support of classmates contributed to this Psychology major’s good DSE result. He chose a romantic fiction book for the private reading time in middle school.

Having group discussions in secondary school trained this Biology major to organise and express her thoughts in a short time. Her interest in the romance genre during secondary school motivated her to search the library for Romeo and Juliet.

Listening to songs and filling in the missing lyrics expanded this Communication major’s vocabulary in secondary school. She likes reading romantic novels with movie adaptations like One Day. Her favourite book is He’s Just Not That Into You.

A part-time job in a cafeteria gave this Accounting major an opportunity to practise English. Harry Potter is the first English books she read. She also reads detective and love stories.

English was used by this student to communicate with teammates and coaches in the Manchester United football camp in the UK. The book Love, Rosie was underwhelming because it was written informally.

A drama competition in secondary school involved writing her own script and directing the performance. This Information Engineering major seldom gets to read books that she likes due to the school syllabus. She likes romance novels.

Reading books, listening to songs and watching news are alternative ways to learn the language. This Social Work major likes reading romantic poetry. She believes learning English is a lifelong process.