A student is motivated to polish her English by listening to YouTube hosts. She also read Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom.

A summer camp led by native English speaking students built confidence because it focused on communication and not errors. Books such as Harry Potter and Tuesdays with Morrie are good for learners.

An English Teaching major performed in the Wizard of Oz during her secondary school’s anniversary celebration. She has also read Tuesdays with Morrie and a book about the holocaust called Night.

A secondary school teacher helped this student who wanted more exercises to improve. She also enjoyed being an emcee at school. Her dad gave her Roald Dahl’s Matilda and also likes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She enjoyed Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie.

A one-month exchange in the US gave this student a rare opportunity to speak in English. She liked Tuesdays with Morrie but would have enjoyed it more if she had not been pushed to finish it quickly by her secondary school teacher.

A family trip to New Zealand as a 15 year old let this student learn more about the use of English there and the peoples’ culture. His secondary school teacher encouraged him to read Tuesdays with Morrie for a book sharing competition in which he won second runner-up.

Learning English from interactive activities such as playing card games with a NET in a tutorial class contributed to a great experience for this Nurse. He was introduced to a good English book because he needed to fulfill the public examination requirement in Hong Kong.

A Chinese Language Teaching major enjoyed drama in junior secondary school. She read Tuesdays with Morrie because it was compulsory. She says her secondary school English teacher helped her get a good result in the DSE.

This student fought off her nerves so she could chat with her school’s NET to improve her pronunciation. She also read The Time Keeper and Tuesdays with Morrie.

The activities in a summer holiday English camp were interesting for this student. She also took part in choral speaking in secondary school. She was encouraged by Nick Vujicic’s Life without Limits and also read Tuesdays with Morrie.

Lunchtime movies and YouTube videos shown by a foreign teacher and the subsequent reflections motivated this student. Nowadays she watches language tutorials on YouTube. She has read Tuesdays with Morrie.

A compulsory immersion in Wollongong, Australia was part of this English Teaching major’s university course. She read Tuesdays with Morrie and attended performance related to the book. Students need more speaking practice.

Communicating in English in university is more interesting than secondary school as this student can take part in activities with people from different countries. She read part of Tuesdays with Morrie. Her course material is in English.

English has been important for this Engineering major since an early age as it was the language for communicating with her family’s domestic helper. She likes books by Mitch Albom.

Being an English ambassador and having a good teacher made secondary interesting for this Hotel Management major. She skim read Tuesdays with Morrie for a book report.

A New Zealand home stay in secondary school was an all English speaking experience for this Engineering major. She read Tuesdays With Morrie and says it taught her to forgive.

Joining the Big Mouth Corner at university provided a chance for this Investment Science major to speak English and meet foreign students. She finished reading Tuesdays with Morrie but prefers Chinese books which are less time-consuming.

A complaint by her supervisor motivated this Textiles major to take English writing and speaking classes. She picked up reading and started to like the language because of an encouraging secondary teacher. She enjoyed reading P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern.

Interactive teaching methods made learning the language an enjoyable process for this Fashion and Textile major. She read Tuesdays with Morrie, Matilda and a book on Martin Luther King Jr on her teacher’s recommendation.

Teaching English to children in Russia made this Marketing major more aware of the language and improved her spoken English. She read the Young Post, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Charlotte’s Web for assignments in school.

Games led by his English teacher such as Hangman were fun and educational for this Social Policy Administration major. He feels the games helped him remember vocabulary better than dictation. Tuesdays with Morrie is very meaningful.

A teacher who showed movies raised this Accounting major’s interest in learning the language. Apart from newspapers, she rarely reads English books. Tuesdays with Morrie was one of them but she did not enjoy the text.

Drama lessons in secondary school were helpful for this Engineering major’s public exams and spoken English. The classes also gave her confidence for public speaking. She read Tuesdays with Morrie and recommends other books by Mitch Albom.

Starting with A, B, C, and D, this Hotel Management major began learning English in primary school when she first came to Hong Kong. She found Tuesdays with Morrie easy to read and meaningful.

Attending an academic conference in South Africa gave this Radiography major an opportunity to use English. He has to read a lot of manuals for his field.

During secondary school, this Physiotherapy major enjoyed doing a lot of drama related activities such as script writing and performing in class. Reading Tuesdays with Morrie brought her to tears.

Social interaction with foreign students on the university campus is a great opportunity for this Nursing major to speak English as such chances were hard to come by during school years. He read Tuesdays with Morrie in English after finishing the Chinese version.

Attending an international high school allowed this Hotel Management major to speak English with students from all over the world. She studied Shakespeare and has read Tuesdays with Morrie as well.

After a bad experience in kindergarten, this Accounting major’s mum placed her in a neighbourhood learning group led by an American tutor. She learnt through field trips and everyday activities. She read a lot of Mitch Albom books and also magazines such as TIME and Vogue.

Group discussion as an alternative to learning strictly about grammar made senior secondary school English classes more interesting for this student. She read Tuesdays with Morrie in Form Three and considers it a good book.

A summer internship in a law firm in the US immersed this student in an all English environment. He also used English during a bike trip after the internship. He read Tuesdays with Morrie for her HKCEE studies.

A trip to Indonesia placed this student in an English speaking environment. She has read the Elephant Man and likes Mitch Albom’s books such as Tuesdays with Morrie.

Secondary school English classes taught this Psychology major vocabulary and writing from dramas, musicals and role-plays. Her favourite book is Tuesdays with Morrie. She also reads Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim.

A university English class that included peer reviews helped this Engineering major develop her academic writing. Tuesdays with Morrie had a great impact on her.

Mock speech exams in front of the whole class made this Arts major work hard to avoid embarrassment. Tuesdays with Morrie is an inspiring book.

A university teacher taught this Economics major how to write a good essay and communicate fluently. In secondary school, he had to read Tuesdays with Morrie and Animal Farm.

During an exchange to England, a retired professor checked this Environmental Management major’s writing every week. She reads books about self-development and writing skills. Her favourite book is Tuesdays with Morrie.

A university English course for this Business major was tough because of the workload. She finds Tuesdays with Morrie meaningful.

Using gestures while speaking English allowed this Public Administration graduate to communicate in foreign countries. He mostly reads fiction. Tuesdays with Morrie gave him advice on life.

DSE was the common goal for this Visual Studies major and his friends. They proofread each other’s writings. He discussed aspects of Tuesdays with Morrie with his friends.