The difficulty in speaking English in a summer camp motivated this Biological Science major to learn the language. She read To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye for her high school literature class. Her favourite story is the Twilight series.

Going to the US with her sister and then by herself let this Accounting major learn spoken English through conversation. She learnt to appreciate and understand poetry in secondary school.

Movies and songs taught this Civil Engineering major English vocabulary and usage. Newspapers and magazines provide him the knowledge about daily life.

A university English course prepared this Chemical Engineering major for job interviews. The Harry Potter book series is more attractive and exciting than its movies.

Being unable to express herself clearly in a study tour to Cambridge motivated this Business major to learn the language. The Hunger Games movies motivated her to read the original books.

A learning trip to the UK allowed this Business graduate to interact with local people there. She mostly read textbooks and newspapers.

Watching a TV series expanded this Economics major’s vocabulary. Studying in the Netherlands has made him realise how much he benefits from previous English learning. Reading Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings in English exposed him to English linguistic culture.

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.

Reading books and newspapers taught this Computer Science major vocabulary, grammar and style. He likes both the books and movies of Harry Potter.

Watching movies in secondary school built this Business major vocabulary. She learnt presentation skills in a university English course. An American novel about a maid deepened her understanding of racism and discrimination.

TV dramas, such as Heroes, taught this Business major daily conversation. She is interested in astrology and reads about it in English.

An exchange to Mauritius let this Business major talk to participants from Brazil, the Netherlands and other countries in English every day. Reading thick reference books for a course was a bit boring.

The desire to get into a better university motivated this Accounting major to study a lot of grammar and vocabulary in 2 months. Reading The Little Prince and Harry Potter taught her written English.

NETs taught this Biology major about other countries. She read part of the Tiger’s Curse series in English because the Chinese version was not published yet.

A tutor taught this Global Business major to appreciate English and sparked her interest in reading. Her favourite book is The Perks of Being a Wallflower which captures teenage growth.

Attending the book fair is a regular event for this Design major. She browses the sections with books about her major and science fiction.

The book fair is an opportunity for this Design student to browse for titles linked to her major and also science fiction.

Reading books and magazines with the dictionary expanded this Engineering major’s vocabulary. He loves reading short stories such as Eleven.

Extra-curricular classes improved this Economics major’s English speaking skills. An exchange programme also enhanced his English. He enjoyed reading novels like Harry Potter but mainly reads non-fiction now.

When this Psychology graduate could not understand the dialogue in Brokeback Mountain, she could refer to the subtitles. A regular 20-minute session in secondary school helped to establish a reading habit.

An exchange programme to Australia improved this Nursing major’s English. She enjoyed science fiction titles during a designated reading period in secondary school. Her favourite story is The Stolen Child.

Talking to the host mum in England every night improved this Earth Science major’s English. She watches YouTube to learn about travel, beauty and fashion.

A drama performance taught this Education major spoken and written English. A secondary school teacher required his class to read aloud a murder story with emotion.

Living with a host family in the UK let this Business and Law major use English and understand the culture. To Kill a Mockingbird, taught in her literature class, made her like reading English books.

Doing many exercises in class was useful for exams but not for the daily life according to this Psychology major. Reading Harry Potter in primary school was rewarding.

A teacher who randomly asked students questions made this Education major’s class pay attention. He mainly reads websites, such as TIME, South China Morning Post and Wikipedia.

A primary school teacher praised this Liberal Studies graduate for asking a good question about grammar. Love, Rosie was the first book she read in English. She likes Cecelia Ahern.

Learning English is a continuous journey for this Arts graduate. She read Twilight because her friends were crazy about it.

This Accounting major listens to English songs by Hilary Duff, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. She loved reading Darren Shan’s books in secondary school.

Movies such as Interstellar and Harry Potter taught this Marketing major vocabulary. He reads about technology and science in BBC news.

This Computer Science major reads websites, such as Smashing Magazine and TIME. She likes reading about entertainment and photography.

A tutor taught this Chinese Medicine major pronunciation. Her readings about medicine include grammar and vocabulary that are difficult.

An exchange in Vienna let this Psychology graduate share his learning experience with ESL learners from other countries. The Minds of Billy Milligan inspired him to think about human mind and personality.

Secondary school debate helped this Law major develop speaking skills. She learnt about the conflict between Greek gods by reading Percy Jackson.

Memorising phrases and sentence structures given by a tutorial school helped this Geography major pick up English. He found Pride and Prejudice redundant while The Joy Luck Club explored cultural change.

Reading bilingual poems helped this PhD student learn English. Although she is studying Biology, she now likes to read about Economics.

A host family in Australia helped this Speech and Hearing Sciences graduate pick up English. In primary school, she liked borrowing books from the library. Pride and Prejudice was taught in her high school in Australia.

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.

Being a part-time interpreter for an Australian principal trained this Translation major’s interpreting skills. She prefers novels to magazines. She enjoyed reading Shopaholic and Harry Potter.

Secondary school tutorial classes taught this Business major grammar, writing and reading for the DSE. He read The Hunger Games because he found the title attractive.