A teacher who randomly asked students questions made this Education major’s class pay attention. He mainly reads websites, such as TIME, South China Morning Post and Wikipedia.

Emphasising the expression of meaning rather than accuracy was what this Nursing major learnt after an interview. She read magazines and newspapers in secondary school and now does research with journals.

A comment given by this Environmental Studies major in a discussion caused her to be laughed at by her classmates. The DSE reading passage was very difficult.

Producing a film involved scriptwriting and acting for this ECE major. She says books from England and Hong Kong are different. She also reads some of the books in the tutorial centre where she works part-time.

A tutor in an extra-curricular class told this Design major that grammar does not matter which is the opposite of what she learnt in school. She thinks the passage on the DSE reading paper is very difficult to understand.

The school Speech Festival required this Occupational Therapy major to read a poem with emotion. She is getting used to doing English presentations in university.

A compulsory immersion in Wollongong, Australia was part of this English Teaching major’s university course. She read Tuesdays with Morrie and attended performance related to the book. Students need more speaking practice.

Primary school English classes for this Biotechnology major included Old MacDonald Had A Farm and the ABC Song. Her professors encourage interactivity in lectures. She reads about the latest research in her field.

Being a helper on the Toastmaster programme reminded this Linguistics major of the importance of listening. Reading a book about Anne Frank in Secondary 4 deepened her knowledge of the history of Europe.

The teaching style and activities in extra-curricular tutorials were different to regular classes for this Civil Engineering major. He read The Witches for the SBA in secondary school.

Playing games and singing songs with a NET in a learning group was a fun experience for this Global China Studies major. She had to read a lot of books for weekly reports.

An Engineering graduate uses English for problem solving with colleagues overseas. He has read journals and newspapers. He feels newspapers use everyday English. Talking to foreigners can also improve speaking skills.

Intensive practice for IELTS greatly improved this Engineering major’s English. Reading a lot of research papers for postgraduate studies broadened his horizons.

A university exchange in New York allowed this Media and Communication major to meet one of her favourite authors, Jodi Picoult. She has read Wild by Cheryl Strayed. She likes TV dramas, movies, rap music and popular magazines.

A tutorial school provided writing and exam-oriented support for this Social Science major. He read passages in his tutorial notes but now he tries to avoid English materials.

It was the first time for this Engineering major to learn English through songs as her teacher played the music of Daniel Powter and the Backstreet Boys in secondary school. She also read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Harry Potter.

Describing herself as the worst student in a tutorial class, this student caught up to her older peers with help from the teachers. The first time she read a textbook was in secondary school Biology.

A teacher from high school helped this BBA major with his English when he first moved to Hong Kong. He had to read Macbeth, watch the movie adaptation, and perform the drama for a school assignment.

When this Communications graduate attended the lecture for the first time, he couldn’t understand the professor or the suggested readings. He improved after a few months though.

Although learning English is boring, this Computing major knows the language is useful. She practises by talking with friends. She has read newspapers and finds academic articles difficult.

Fundamental language classes given by her teachers improved this Chinese Language major’s English when she first came to Hong Kong. She does not read in English often but would like to do so in the future.

Writing a new script based on Othello was one of the activities this English major did in literature class. Reading Roald Dahl’s The BFG to her mother boosted her confidence in speaking.

Classes that seldom use Cantonese was one of the reasons why this student signed up for private tutorials with foreigners. She will only read an English book if there’s no Chinese version.

Writing passages and reading newspapers were the highlights of this Social Work major’s English learning in senior secondary. In university, she read autobiographies and learnt how to write a CV and personal statement.

A drama activity in secondary school provided this Chinese Language Education major the opportunity to perform High School Musical with her classmates. She had to read articles on various topics and do reflections in a school reading activity.

Chatting and playing board games in small group tutorials created a relaxing learning environment for this Journalism major. A competition in secondary school inspired her to read Pride and Prejudice, The Art of Racing in the Rain, The Phantom of the Opera and other books

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.

Talking with a NET in secondary school helped improve this Radiography major’s language skills. He had many opportunities to practise his spoken English during a trip to Canada. He sometimes reads newspapers and the comments on YouTube.

An extra-curricular English class in secondary school gave this Computing Science major a chance to learn with teachers and students from different countries. Reading taught him about western culture.

Sharing an experience in front of the class was like taking the DSE exam for this Translation major. She finds reading difficult and prefers watching movies.

As an English speaking ambassador in secondary school, this Statistics major had to work with a NET and organise activities for primary students. He chose Harry Potter for his SBA because he had watched the movie.

Use rhyming words to write a poem in primary school was fun for this English Teaching major. She prefers to teach primary because it is hard to motivate older students for exams. She read the newspaper to boost her vocabulary for the DSE.

An exchange to Canada gave this Physics major a rare chance to make a 15-minute presentation. The Art of Thinking Clearly raised his awareness of biases that cloud our judgement.

English was used by this Finance major during a summer camp. Pride and Prejudice is her favourite book. She first read it in Chinese.

Learning English through movies was enjoyable for this Civil Engineering major. She read Animal Farm with her tutor in Form 4. Watching videos and sharing about it gave her a more in-depth understanding of the book.

Taking part in a secondary school drama production enhanced this Information Management major‘s confidence in speaking English. She read The Giver for a test.

Studying in Durham gave this Law student an opportunity to spend time with the locals and improve his English. It took him some time to get used to the jargons used in his studies. He likes reading books related to history and chemistry.

Spending time with some American students in a summer club during high school sparked this IT major’s interest in English. She read Pride and Prejudice after falling in love with the Chinese version.

Being forced to read the South China Morning Post every day and jotting down vocabulary was horrible for this Sociology major. She finished reading the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer in half a month’s time.

While watching Free Willy in class, this Chinese major’s teacher stopped every half hour to share new vocabulary. There were too many difficult sentences in a TSA book.