English is used more often in this Engineering major’s university life as she communicates with fellow students and travels. She used the dictionary to read about Physics in English.

Rooming with a student from England during a study exchange in Korea placed this student in an English speaking environment. The Lord of the Rings is the first English book she has completed.

Talking to an American exchange student was an enjoyable experience for this Maths major. He read TOEFL course material.

Living with a South African girl in the hostel let this Chemistry major use English in daily life. She studied The Chronicles of Narnia for the SBA, which helped her enjoy the process of reading. Her favourite author is Roald Dahl.

The desire to study in Hong Kong motivated this Social Science major to study English hard for his Gaokao. Reading A Tale of Two Cities allowed him to feel the beauty of English.

English was the common language between this Nursing major and a Japanese room-mate during a study trip to Australia. She watches cartoons on YouTube. She read a book about food in a cafe.

Living with room-mates from Scotland and America built up this Nursing major’s confidence in speaking English. Reading Harry Potter greatly improved her English skills. The Alchemist is her favourite book.

Living with an exchange student improved this Chinese major’s aural English. He enjoys the readings in English lessons.

Travelling around Thailand with new friends during the summer holidays required this Business major to use English. He became more interested in reading while preparing for the DSE.

Living with a Korean roommate and meeting international students in university required this Education major to speak English daily. If I Stay is the first English novel she read.

Chatting with roommates from the US and Brazil in English is the way to learn the language according to the Geography major. It was a big difference to secondary school when he faced university readings for the first time.

English was the common language for this Surveying major and her Spanish roommate. Compulsory weekly reading lessons in secondary school were boring.

Going on an exchange to the US gave this Science major an opportunity to learn the culture and talk with his American room-mate. Although he found reading newspapers such as the South China Morning Post useful, he didn’t enjoy having to do it every day.

A study tour to London allowed this student to practise her spoken English with her host family and other students. This English major’s favourite book is 1984 by George Orwell.

Chatting with his roommates from England and Indonesia improved this Economics major’s communication skills. He learnt many scientific terms from a suggested book titled In Dialogue with Science.