Performing in a secondary school musical allowed this Social Work major to acquire vocabulary through lyrics and dialogue. She read The Hunger Games series and novels by Cecelia Ahern. Due to a lack of time, she mostly reads Chinese books now.
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Writing and listening were taught to this trainee doctor in junior high school while she focused on speaking in senior secondary. Academic writing and spoken English are important in university.
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This Journalism major learnt a lot from a class on pronunciation as she felt her spoken English was weak. Her favourite book is Harry Potter.
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Having a foreign English teacher motivated this Chinese major to speak and learn. She became more familiar with academic essays by sharing with friends.
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Going on an exchange to Australia in Form One enabled this Translation major to experience the culture and improve her English. She read the Twilight series in high school because of the movie.
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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.
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Learning sentence structure became more interesting when this student’s teacher made up stories. Reading TIME has expanded her vocabulary.
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Watching TV shows such as 60 Minutes Plus motivates this student to use the dictionary to check new vocabulary because he is interested in social issues. Graphic books such as comics have raised his interest in learning English.
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Sentence structures, clauses, and verbs became more familiar to this student after he spent the Form 5 holidays reading grammar books. He feels proud to share his knowledge.
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An interest in English led this Sociology major to improve her language skills through books, movies and university courses. She read Pride and Prejudice and Death of a Salesman for a literature course.
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An IELTS tutor taught this Environment major how to use a mind map which she now utilises for other subjects. She enjoys comics.
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Pursuing a good result in the public exams motivated this Nursing student to study very hard during secondary school. He did past papers, read English texts and practised his spoken English with his friends.
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Preparing for an honours project involved reading many journals in limited time according to this Human Resource Management major.
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Frequent discussions in English gave this Psychology major a chance to practise her speaking skills in university. She read Animal Farm by George Orwell which was inspiring and made her become interested in literature.
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Browsing websites such as the BBC and YouTube allowed this Mathematics major to find examples that help with English learning. He used the 21st Century for newspaper clipping in secondary school.
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Getting a good grade for writing and producing a video for an English language course in university is a highlight for this Computer Engineering major. He uses Google and Wikipedia to search for definitions. He watches YouTube videos with English subtitles and reads reference books.
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A study tour to the US provided this Computer Science major an opportunity to speak with the locals in English; it also exposed him to many new words. He sometimes reads the South China Morning Post online.
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A pre-university ambassador programme allowed this Biology major to chat in English with students from different countries. He read the recommended Your Inner Fish.
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Meeting foreign people on the Internet together with her experience in secondary school significantly improved this Science major’s spoken English. She read materials in tutorial classes in Form 6.
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This student’s mother enrolled her in an activity-rich tutorial programme with foreign English teachers in the Mainland. As a postgraduate student in Hong Kong, she enjoys English textbooks. She has read Harry Potter. She likes printed books.
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Tutors who treated students like friends made English more interesting by using games and movies. Eat, Pray, Love was the first English novel this Education major read. She watched the movie instead after chapter one because it was too difficult. She uses a Kindle to read academic papers.
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Joining a summer interest course helped this Public Policy major gain more confidence in spoken English. Reading some course material can be painful because it seems to be abstract.
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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.
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Grammar exercises were not enjoyable for this Fashion and Textile major. She used to sleep during aural examinations. She likes listening to Lana Del Rey’s songs and reading the lyrics.
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A school trip to Italy was better than boring worksheets for this student. During a junior form reading programme she picked random books from the library which led her to buying a series.
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This student realised the importance of English when she was a teenager. She enjoys watching reality shows and documentaries because they demonstrate how people use English.
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Meeting different majors in English Corner in university was fun for this Science major. She likes reading poems and essays on a website. She also read The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns.
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Extra-curricular English courses stimulates this Hotel Management major’s interest in the language. He finds the persuasive communication course at the university engaging. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been one of his favourites.
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Writing research papers and proposals in university has been the most challenging for this Medical and Automation Engineering major. Reading Harry Potter is easier than the SCMP because a book provides more background information than a news article.
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Joining a programme called Little Star allowed this Marketing major to learn English through fun activities. Performing drama sparked her interest in the language. She read The Great Gatsby for a university course.
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Classes in secondary school prepared this Design major for the DSE yet her knowledge of everyday English is limited. She prefers Chinese and reads only English references and online sources if needed.
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In tutorial schools, this Science major learnt about human lives while improving her English. Novels in the secondary school library were interesting. His favourite is Harry Potter.
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A university English course did not meet this Social Science major’s expectations. To prepare for the A-levels, a teacher encouraged her to read editorials but they were very difficult.
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Studying in a unique primary school in Shanghai that was dedicated to learning foreign languages developed the communication skills of this Economics major. In middle school, he read the dictionary every day.
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Instead of learning grammar, this Arts major watched TED talks and read The New York Times and The Huffington Post in senior secondary school. She could not stop reading an English book even during an exam period.
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Watching movies such as Pride and Prejudice and An Inspector Calls in English lessons captivated this Law student. She had many readings related to her major.
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Though he started learning English in kindergarten, this student’s best experience was talking to foreigners while fundraising in Tsim Sha Tsui. He has improved communication through analysing his mistakes.
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Private tutorials in secondary school helped this student’s basic knowledge and writing speed. Revising DSE papers exposed him to tons of words.
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Travelling put this Civil Engineering major in touch with English speaking people. Reading the South China Morning Post every day improved his English proficiency.