This student finds high school English literature class difficult. Her favourite children’s books were from Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl. Now she enjoys reading about economics and finance.

Jotting down useful expressions while watching TV dramas is this English major’s learning practice. She watched Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries. Reading post-modern literature allowed her to think from different perspectives.

Learning phonics in primary school taught this Politics major how to pronounce words. After reading Harry Potter she discovered that a single English word can encapsulate a life experience.

As an English ambassador in secondary school, this student was involved in more activities. He read Matilda and thought it was funny.

Doing exercises helped prepare this Public Administration major for the DSE but he did not enjoy it. Reading articles related to his studies improved his language skills.

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.

Preparing for the GRE test required this Urban Management major to memorise mathematical jargon and read different types of articles. A teacher from primary school asked her to write diaries. She thinks it is easier to understand history books in English than in Chinese.

Listening to English music is a good learning experience for this Communications major. She has bought a lot of English books but finds them too long to read.

Secondary school drama classes helped this Engineering major learn new vocabulary. He loved the school reading period because it helped to balance the study time.

This Business major loved an extra-curricular class with a NET because they played games, watched movies and had sharing sessions. He was inspired by reading Life without Limits.

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.

The desire to pass the A-levels motivated this Economics major to study English on a daily basis. He read The Economist and the South China Morning Post and also did past papers.

During a study trip to Canada this Arts major used English to chat with students from Brazil and Japan. She read comics with friends in secondary school. She wants to improve her English proficiency in order to study translation.

Communication was difficult at the beginning of this Computer Science major’s exchange in the UK. Reading South China Morning Post in secondary school taught him vocabulary. Reading online programming libraries is helpful for his major.

The teacher in this Science major’s university English class invited students to do drama containing special phrases. She reads online short stories derived from movies like Iron Man or Captain America.

Junior secondary helped develop this Dentistry major’s comprehension, speaking and discussion skills. University focused on spoken English and using citations in academic writing.

Besides English classes in school, learning included IELTS and GRE preparation for this Language major. She participated in the Model United Nations Conference in university. She also travelled to the US.

Learning with foreign teachers enabled this Computing major to practise her spoken English. She loves reading about games and computers.

University classes have taught this Social Work major how to interpret writers’ underlying beliefs. Her formal writing skills were strengthened during that time.

Apart from attending tutorial classes, this Social Work major prepared for the public exams by doing past papers in secondary school. She has used English for class and reading in university.

Learning to translate a Chinese story to English made this student appreciate the differences in the two languages. Books by Nicholas Sparks such as Dear John and the Notebook have made this Translation major cry.

Participating in the Youth Summit placed this Translation major in an all-English environment and motivated her to improve. Reading the non-fiction book David and Goliath was different to reading fiction stories.

A visual arts major, who hates English, used English to communicate while holidaying in Nepal. Reading is a necessity for assignments.

Being a member of the Model United Nations in secondary school required this Business major to discuss international issues using English. Reading Justice: What is the Right Thing to Do?, a book about ethics expanded her vocabulary.

An English Teaching major found writing down subtitles improved her understanding. She believes studying should be enjoyable. She has read Holes and watched the movie.

While watching Free Willy in class, this Chinese major’s teacher stopped every half hour to share new vocabulary. There were too many difficult sentences in a TSA book.

A teacher in primary school used games to spark this Physics major’s interest in English. His teacher in secondary school searched for articles on the web and asked him to read them aloud.

A teacher encouraged this Marketing major to watch the Friends sitcom to improve her English. The Harry Potter series were the first English books she read. She also read the Great Gatsby.

Watching English drama and TV shows motivated this Science major to learn English. She says it was an alternative to rote learning. She read The Dying Animal.

Reading and performing Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar was an interactive experience for this Hotel Management major. He read a children’s book to students in Fiji. He likes Percy Jackson.

Meeting an American friend in middle school allowed this Accounting major to expand her vocabulary. She put her vocabulary into practise when reading Bookworm, a bilingual story book.

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

An exchange in the UK gave this English major an opportunity to interact with the locals and understand their culture. Doing papers repeatedly in secondary school was an unpleasant process. She watches film adaptations of literary works like Hard Times.

The English learning opportunities of this Social Work major were mainly from regular classes at school and tutorial lessons.

Reciting Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”, this Computer Science major recalls analysing and writing poems in secondary school. She also read a wide variety of fiction ranging from Enid Blyton and JK Rowling to Ayn Rand. She is starting Games of Thrones and planning to watch the series.

A secondary school class enabled this BBA major to meet and chat with people from different countries. He watched the Harry Potter movies and read the books.

Tutors in a summer camp showed this student how to learn English through reading, music, and movies. Although she hates English, her parents helped her read A Christmas Carol.

A visual arts major prefers to independently learn English by listening to music instead of what he describes as boring teaching. He likes reading novels and sci-fi. His favourite book is Harry Potter.

A drama performance in secondary school let this Business major experience working with an audience. She doesn’t often read news or books.

Receiving an extra mark for singing a song in a university English class surprised this Engineering major. He feels comfortable reading textbooks in English.