Watching hilarious movies allowed this Radiography major to learn and be entertained but reading was time-consuming. He read The Hunger Games after watching the movie.
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Watching movies in tutorial classes helped this Mechanical Engineering major gain greater familiarity with English. He loves American comics and read Green Lantern after watching the movie.
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Watching movies is good for listening and speaking, and it is entertaining. The Matrix is this Radiography major’s favourite one. He likes books related to film, Psychology and Philosophy. He also read Harry Potter and The Hunger Games after watching the movies.
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When this Engineering major was small, he learnt a lot of vocabulary by watching a video shown by his mother. Inspired by his friends in high school, he stayed up all night to read a novel.
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Performing a drama enabled this Communication graduate to use English in real life. Watching movies improved her language, especially her spoken English.
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Teachers and TV shows complemented this Business major’s English language learning. She only recalls reading for homework during secondary school.
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Watching the Harry Potter and Star Wars movies with Chinese subtitles facilitated English learning for this Information Technology major. He read newspapers and the dictionary when he was younger but now prefers watching YouTube and movies.
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Staying with a host family while studying in Australia was a cultural exchange and English learning experience for this Finance major. She watched the TV series Prison Break and read the English and Chinese subtitles.
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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.
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Watching the movie The Dark Knight Rises expanded this Nursing graduate’s vocabulary. He recalled the first time he had read a journal article and observed how the information was presented differently from newspapers, magazines or textbooks.
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This Sociology major learnt a lot about the feminist movement by watching the movie Suffragette. She usually reads materials related to her major.
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Listening to music and watching movies enabled this Education major to improve her pronunciation. The book Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds has inspired her to be a good speaker.
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Movies has kept this Medicine graduate interested in English. His favourite book is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. He understood it more when he read it again.
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Watching TV shows exposed this English major to American accents and culture. She read articles from WeChat and browsed learning websites such as VOA and BBC.
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Watching The Incredibles and engaging in a subsequent discussion about the movie helped prepare this Arts major for the SBA. A teacher brought fairy tales to life when reading aloud to her.
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To prepare for DSE exams, this Biology major watched different TV dramas such as Gossip Girl and read The Standard. She likes reading books that she is interested in and read Why Men Marry Bitches.
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Watching American dramas and imitating the actors improved this Technology major’s speech. He set English as the interface language on his electronic devices to practise reading and writing. He read TIME and the book Sherlock Holmes.
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An internship in Japan meant this Science major had to communicate with others through English. He tried to read Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes. He prefers to learn the language through watching TV dramas with subtitles.
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English was spoken at this Nursing major’s home because her westernised sister wanted the family to improve their use of the language. She also learnt from watching YouTube and vlogs. She read articles on websites such as BuzzFeed.
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An English teacher in high school taught this Biochemistry major patiently. He learns English online by watching movies and TED talks. He also reads lecture notes and reference books.
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Watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the cinema with a teacher and a friend enabled this Mathematics major to learn outside the classroom. Reading material in a Year 1 university course broadened her horizons.
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Watching foreign films and absorbing different culture is part of this Nursing major’s independent English learning. Reading is a good way to learn English and easily build vocabulary. She likes to shop for her own books.
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An English teacher helped improve this Gerontology major’s speaking skills for the DSE exam. She watched English TV to prepare for IELTS. She feels that watching TV is better than reading.
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The melody of English songs on the radio and CDs lead this Linguistics major to learn some words. She and her friend read online English articles as they searched for information on an X-men actor.
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Watching movies has trained this Science major’s listening skills. Reading The Fault in Our Stars made her think that we should never give up no matter what happens.
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A study tour to Australia allowed this Computer Science to compare the accents of Britons and Australians. Watching movies and reading the corresponding books such as the Maze Runner and The Hunger Games improves his writing skills.
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A teacher suggested watching films and reading news to this International Journalism major. She reads the South China Morning Post for her interest and studies.
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American TV shows such as Game of Thrones and Grey’s Anatomy have helped this Translation major’s English learning. She likes horror stories such as Before I Go to Sleep and is reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
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An interest in English pop music and TV shows helped improve this China Studies major’s language skills. She likes Breaking Bad and Gossip Girl.
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TV dramas and games taught this China Studies major vocabulary and grammar. He reads notes given by tutors.
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Working with international tutors in a study centre, watching TV dramas, browsing the Internet, and reading books prepared this China Studies major for the DSE exam. He read Harry Potter after watching the movie.
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The university English centre provides movies and games for this Chinese major. He became fascinated with English novels after a teacher introduced Frankenstein to him. He likes Stephen King’s The Mist.
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Studying with a Filipino teacher and watching English TV with her two daughters after-school helped this Operation Research major. Reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was difficult.
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The Big Bang Theory TV show formed part of this Green Technology major’s language learning. She also read a book on world history.
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The speakers on TED Talk videos and the actors on Sherlock TV series impress this Engineering major. She chose Before I Go To Sleep as her first English book to read because of its appealing storyline and accessibility.
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Watching movies and listening to songs helps develop writing, listening and speaking skills according to this Management major. He likes to read Harry Potter because it is easy to understand. He read the South China Morning Post in secondary school.
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Watching TV series such as Person of Interest helped improve this Accounting major’s English skills. Reading the Harry Potter series was difficult. She thinks English will be important to her future career.
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It’s difficult for this Accounting major to learn English because it’s not his mother tongue. Watching TV shows and playing video games helped improve his English.
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Watching movies like the Importance of Being Earnest is how this Politics major learns English. Her favourite genre is horror. She came across Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and short stories from a university course.