Going to Singapore made this Engineering major realise the importance of English as a lingua franca. He used to read story books in junior form. He read The Chronicles of Narnia and watched the movie.
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Analysing the language and culture in TV programmes is different from just watching them according to this Visual Studies major. She compared the Harry Potter movies with the books and their Chinese translations.
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The desire for a high IELTS score motivated this Green Technology major to study English. She read a book on sustainable energy for her exam.
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Revisiting what has been taught in primary school English while at university was an interesting experience for this student. He has read the Harry Potter series, including the Order of the Phoenix more than 70 times. J.K. Rowling and Malcolm Gladwell are his favourite authors.
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Watching BBC News on YouTube teaches this Social Science major English. She reads the English version of Chinese classics on her tablet.
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TV dramas, such as Heroes, taught this Business major daily conversation. She is interested in astrology and reads about it in English.
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When this Geomatics major first arrived in Canada, he was sent to an ESL class to learn about the basics of the language. English is important for one to survive in the world. It took him two months to read The Merchant of Venice.
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Playing games and speaking English with a NET was enjoyable for this Science major. Her class read stories together in a circle. She now reads reference materials to write essays in university.
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Memorising texts helped this Chemical Engineering major remember sentences that can be used in communication. He mostly reads textbooks.
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Attending university in Hong Kong has involved speaking and listening more in English for this student. He was required to read quickly and efficiently while taking a class on Anthropology.
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This Translation major tried hard to learn English from teachers and her sister in secondary school. She watches YouTube channels, English movies and TV dramas. She has friends form different countries.
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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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A trip to Singapore gave this Business major a chance to speak English with the local people. Preparation for the Gaokao improved her reading ability.
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Writing formally and argumentatively was taught to this trainee doctor in secondary school. He learnt how to use references and avoid plagiarism in academic writing classes in university.
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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.
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A fabulous teacher gave this Business major a lot of advice on how to write better and improve his listening skills. She doesn’t feel as close to English in university although she has to read academic papers and journal articles.
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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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As a member of AIESEC, this Communications major has a lot of experience in speaking English. She likes reading newspapers, especially columns, but seldom reads English books.
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Learning phonetic symbols has helped this student to enunciate. He prefers to watch films and read in Chinese because he is a slow reader and looking up words in a dictionary is time-consuming but he is proud to have completed a long book in secondary school.
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Secondary school English classes taught this Psychology major vocabulary and writing from dramas, musicals and role-plays. Her favourite book is Tuesdays with Morrie. She also reads Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim.
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This Computer Science major spent most of his time in English class doing past papers instead of learning practical skills. His teacher encouraged him to read the South China Morning Post but he found most of the topics boring.
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An embarrassing mistake in pronunciation during class motivated this Finance major to work hard and improve his English. He has a habit of memorising five new words per day. He likes reading materials related to philosophy including A History of Western Philosophy.
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A university English course required this Engineering major to present in class. To prepare for the GRE, he studied a textbook that is commonly used by Mainland students.
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Winning a writing competition gave this Chinese Medicine major a chance to go on a study tour in Singapore. She read a story to her schoolmates in a morning assembly at primary school. Her favourite author is Roald Dahl.
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A fresh grad, who works as a flight attendant, enrolled in an English course to improve her grammar skills. Research for her final year project involved reading academic papers with complex vocabulary.
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Studying in an EMI primary school required this Criminology major to use English for learning. Past paper drilling was often included in her senior secondary education.
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A capable teacher in secondary school helped this Japanese major improve her language skills. She recalls reading English textbooks in secondary school.
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Attending a tutorial class taught this Creative Media major examination skills including writing and reading. She read a picture book titled I Want My Hat Back and found it very special.
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The quality of the exercises in a tutorial school helped this Business Administration major better prepare for the DSE. He likes to read about Hong Kong issues in the South China Morning Post.
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A self-assessed poor English student tried to improve in secondary school by practising with friends and attending private tutorials. She seldom reads and thinks she would open a book if it’s interesting.
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A course at Oxford University enabled this System Engineering major to learn English in a more casual way. The trip included visits to museums. He likes to read articles in Business Insider via Facebook.
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A job stimulation in class taught this Computer Engineering major to tackle problem in English. He reads short novels and BBC news.
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Reciting sentences from a newspaper was boring and useless for this Business major. It was difficult to do a presentation about Percy Jackson and The Olympians during an English speech exam in Form Three.
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Going on an exchange to Canada gave this Law student a chance to be immersed in an English speaking environment. She initially found reading English novels to be very difficult in secondary school.
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University tested this graduate’s English proficiency because it was the medium for instruction and homework. He reads about soccer on the Internet and read a book about North Korea.
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This Accounting major didn’t enjoy the exam-focused learning in school. He learnt more English when it was the MOI. He read The Red and the Black as well as detectives stories like Sherlock Holmes.
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English was more important than Malay when this Interior Design major started learning a language at home. Shakespeare’s Hamlet is his favourite read. He also loved One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
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Catching up to her secondary school classmates in English learning meant this Corporate Communications major had to memorise new vocabulary. She developed a ‘feeling’ for the language which is extremely important. She frequently uses the dictionary while doing university readings.