Websites such as Stack Overflow, Wikipedia and the W3School allow this Computer Engineering major to read and share ideas about programming. He learnt conversational English by watching movies like Momento in secondary school.

An exchange in Canada allowed this Actuarial major to acquire presentation and negotiation skills. He didn’t enjoy reading the books taught in his literature class but they did improve his English. The Hunger Games is intriguing.

After entering university, this Hotel Management major found it challenging to keep up as English is the medium of instruction and communication. He spent a week reading articles for a university course called Cultural Diversity.

A language workshop led by a NET called cinematopia helped this Business major because she could only speak English in the class. She does not have enough time to enjoy reading.

The language in law is special according to this Accounting major. She uses the dictionary.

An IELTS preparation course helped this Statistics major improve her listening and speaking. A tutor instructed her to use sentence patterns and logic for reading comprehension. She reads newspapers and course material.

Three years in the UK greatly boosted this Criminology major’s English speaking, listening and reading. Her university studies there involved a lot of academic readings.

Playing the card game “Magic: The Gathering” expanded this Business major’s vocabulary. He gave up reading The Economist because of the unfamiliar sentence structures and vocabulary.

Producing drama in secondary school triggered this Engineering major to research into the area. Reading the South China Morning Post informed him about the world and grammar. Playing online games with foreigners has taught him slang.

This Nursing major says her English had improved during a nine-day tour to Malaysia. She likes to read the English subtitles when watching movies. She reads English course material.

Adapting to university classes in English was very difficult for this student. Her secondary school English classes on the Mainland included small groups led by foreign teachers. Using Google Scholar, she found essays to help with academic writing.

Speaking English in a university class let this Accounting major improve his speaking skills. He likes reading articles and novels such as Harry Potter.

A university English teacher motivated this Human Resources major by showing videos highlighting speech. He has little interest in reading English books.

Watching videos and holding discussions with classmates and the tutor during lectures improves communication and builds relationships for this Mathematics major. She enjoyed a book about spousal revenge.

In secondary school, this Engineering major had a tutor who gave feedback on grammar and writing. The tutor also required him to read news in order to learn formal vocabulary and collocations.

Foreign tutors introduced this Creative Media to Scrabble when they visited his primary school. He likes drawing and reads books and online articles about art.

A teacher mixed revising past papers with movies as this student prepared for the DSE. She started reading a book but it was too thick and preferred the movie version. She will read if it’s for academic purposes.

A drama project in secondary school for this student involved working with a script and preparing the costumes and make up. She reads course material in English in university and sometimes uses Google, a dictionary, and Wikipedia.

University English classes have given this Science major more opportunity to practise and improve. He needs to use the dictionary while reading university textbooks.

Participating in group activities motivated this Science major’s to learn English. He always imagined being a character in adventure stories like Alex Rider. A reading competition made him learn the phrases in books.

Travelling to Thailand exposed this Fashion and Textile major to a different variety of English. She reads magazines and course material related to her major,

Primary school was more fun than secondary for this Fashion major because there were games instead of focusing on exams and the SBA. She reads Cosmopolitan magazine online.

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.

Going on an exchange to Korea required this Science major to speak English. He prefers reading Chinese books.

The Global Café in university allowed this International Studies major to talk to foreigners. Reading articles and passages helped him write his papers.

Learning centre classes taught this Food Science major how to write stories while also playing games. In secondary school, she read storybooks and other materials in order to prepare for reading comprehension assessment.

Attending tutorial classes allowed this Management major to practise her spoken English, listening, and grammar. Reading the South China Morning Post is frustrating because there are many words that she doesn’t understand.

Games in a summer English class made learning more interesting for this Chinese major. She read short stories and novels in kindergarten and primary school. The Little Prince is her favourite.

A multi-national programme encouraged this Politics major to speak English. She read My Sister’s Keeper because of the movie.

Rewriting the Cinderella story for a school play gave this Translation major a chance to work with a supervisor from Australia. She read Harry Potter but doesn’t want to watch the movies. She discovered cultural differences in the English translations of Chinese classics.

A course in high school required this Law major to read Of Mice and Men and write an essay about it. She describes reading The Giver as a “life-changing” experience.

Rehearsing for a speech festival with Secondary 6 classmates left a lasting impression on this Nursing major. She was motivated by her classmates in Form 2 to read The Twilight Saga.

Travelling to the US gave this student the opportunity to use English. She found some course material to be lively. She uses a dictionary when she discovers new words.

Performing the drama Snow White in Form 6 was amusing for this Science major. Reading articles and journals is boring.

A Chinese major enjoyed the English learning environment in secondary school which included a trip to Taiwan. She perseveres with reading books such as a Steve Jobs biography and Twilight.

Preparing for IELTS was hard for this Accounting major as the test focused on areas she didn’t learn while studying in the Mainland. Reading financial reports for work is a challenge as she is unfamiliar with some of the terminology.

English has been part of this Economics and Finance major’s life for as long as she can remember. Her father read books to her every night when she was young. She read Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami at the age of fifteen.

A student enjoyed the TV dramas and movies shown by NETs including Sherlock. She also read the first three Harry Potter books after watching the movie. She finds the smartphone dictionary helpful.

Pride and Prejudice is the first English book this Journalism major read. A summer camp in the US provided her the opportunity to attend classes at the local schools and practise her speaking skills.

A teacher used jokes and group work instead of PowerPoint to enable this Engineering major to learn academic English. She finds reading TIME useful because it exposes her to new vocabulary.