A summer internship in a law firm in the US immersed this student in an all English environment. He also used English during a bike trip after the internship. He read Tuesdays with Morrie for her HKCEE studies.
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A teacher made secondary school English classes fun with games. This Nursing major read textbooks to prepare for the DSE and also Harry Potter, TIME, user guides, and reference books from library
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Primary school English classes involved improvisation and role-playing for this Arts major. There is so much new vocabulary in university readings that she spends the whole day looking up words in the dictionary.
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A singing contest in secondary school allowed this Science major to have fun listening to her classmates. A teacher recommended Tuesdays with Morrie but she found it difficult to understand.
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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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Kindergarten education included learning basic vocabulary, reading books and writing sentences. This Ecology major’s language skills improved during primary and secondary school. Academic writing is a focus in university.
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A NET from secondary school encouraged this Linguistics major to have fun with learning English. Divergent is a terrible read as it is only an imitation of The Hunger Games.
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Being a frequent visitor to the Book Fair, this Nurse feels there is a better variety of English titles than in shops. She bought the Horrible Science series by Nick Arnold. She searches online for hot books.
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A very good secondary school English teacher taught this Engineering major to read the newspaper and write summaries. She doesn’t have the passion to finish an entire book.
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English tutorial classes were a major part of this Education major’s learning from kindergarten and secondary education.
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Being part of the Umbrella Revolution motivated this BBA major to read more from news media like the BBC and TIME. He feels he needs someone to teach him how to read efficiently.
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An English summer camp in junior secondary involved morning lessons and afternoon activities with British university students. This Actuarial Science major feels reading newspapers is an effective way to learn about current affairs.
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This Marketing major enjoyed reading A to Z Mysteries and Harry Potter in elementary school. She also read children’s magazines.
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A university programme with foreigners gave this student the chance to talk freely in English about politics. He says this practice helps to develop communication skills. He has read The Dictator’s Learning Curve.
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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.
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A fun teacher made English tutorial classes more enjoyable than school for this student. He doesn’t like reading and there are few chances to read magazines and newspapers. He reads the TV subtitles.
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This Business major did a lot of test papers to prepare for the Gaokao. At first, she was worried about the many readings in a general education course but then she realised that she could understand them.
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This Management major spent a fun night with some exchange students in a bar. He has to read a lot for his studies. He read It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be on a flight to Singapore.
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The tutorial class for A-levels taught this Engineering major exam skills and enhanced his English language. He can’t remember the name of a novel he read but says he found it relaxing.
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Going on an exchange to the US gave this Science major an opportunity to learn the culture and talk with his American room-mate. Although he found reading newspapers such as the South China Morning Post useful, he didn’t enjoy having to do it every day.
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This Nursing major’s first trip to Europe as an exchange student was refreshing. Reading a thick book was hard for her but she finally managed to finish it.
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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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Secondary school English classes included watching Christmas-themed movies for this Business major. Her secondary school asked her to read Roald Dahl’s books.
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An interest in dance led to a study trip to Canada where English was used by this student. She also read A Christmas Carol as part of the SBA.
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Spending a month in Switzerland gave Medical student the courage to chat with foreigners in English. The students held discussions and were encouraged to ask questions. She recently read Inferno by Dan Brown.
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Watching films sometimes raises this student’s interest in books. She also likes reading about travel. As a piano student, she uses English to communicate with the examiners.
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Although his team didn’t win a class competition, this Math Education major appreciates what he learnt and the camaraderie. He reads the Bible in Chinese but turns to the English version for clarification.
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Joining a workshop held by a secondary school teacher required this Arts major to speak English. She built a reading habit after her mother encouraged her to join a library programme.
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Studying overseas in an international school forced this Religious Studies major to express her ideas in English. She read novels or short stories such as Enid Blyton and Harry Potter.
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Joining a course in England helped prepare this Engineering major for IELTS. He had to read newspapers every morning in secondary school.
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Prompted to practise more during university, this English major held balcony conversations with her best friend from the hall. She read Lady Chatterley’s Lover after a friend suggested the novel to her in secondary school.
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An exchange to Australia gave this Business major the opportunity to speak more English. She read The Hunger Games for the SBA.
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Doing a group presentation with her classmates helped this Japanese Studies major learn better. Reading an article for an essay was a difficult task for her.
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Coming from an all English IB secondary school, this student had difficulty adjusting to the use of Cantonese at university even though she used it at home. She has developed a liking for classical literature such as Plato but couldn’t get the hang of Othello.
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Being in university taught this Building Service Engineering major the skills of essay writing. He was required to read What’s It All About? by Julian Baggini.
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University English classes have given this Science major more opportunity to practise and improve. He needs to use the dictionary while reading university textbooks.
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Taking a course about English literature exposed this Engineering major to different styles of writing. He read Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein and The Joy Luck Club in that course.
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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.