Listening to a speech by Barack Obama encouraged this Chemistry major to communicate with others in English more confidently. His curiosity of Science motivates him to read in English.

Being a volunteer teacher in Bali enabled this Business major to speak English more while helping others. She read books in the library once but she did not enjoy it.

Watching news reports helped improve this Information Engineering major’s listening skills. He read For One More Day but hasn’t finished it yet due to the many distractions around.

A NET talking about life made this Business major enjoy lessons. She reads Wikipedia and journals. She watched Kingsman: The Secret Service which let her learn the accent.

The learning environment in Form One was good as this Biochemistry major and all her classmates enjoyed playing games and singing songs in class. She read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time for the SBA.

A primary school teacher used creative activities and games to develop this Sociology major’s interest in English. The South China Morning Post is difficult to read. She read I Am Malala because it’s related to her studies.

A student made more friends using English while on a study tour to Singapore during primary school. She attended tutorials to prepare for the DSE exam. She wrote reports after completing books in the English reading scheme.

A university course focusing on pronunciation was enjoyable for this student because it included a lot of activities. She read Sherlock Holmes in secondary school.

A teacher used different ways, such as group projects, to make this Fitness major’s learning fun. Biographies chosen by teachers were boring.

Meeting lots of people in Hong Kong and speaking to them in English improved this Engineering major’s language skills. He reads finance news on the BBC website. He reads a bible given to him by a church and started Les Miserable after watching the movie.

Making a presentation without cue cards tested this Philosophy major’s English skills. He learns new vocabulary while reading philosophy books.

A NET in secondary school motivated this Fashion and Textile major to try his best to speak English as Cantonese wasn’t allowed in class. Each of the three times that he read The Little Prince was a different experience because he grew older.

Chatting with international students has exposed this Economics major to other cultures. It is difficult to read academic articles because the contents are condensed and the sentence structures are complicated.

A student says it was stressful studying for the DSE. Although she has to read more now, she enjoys it because it focuses on her chosen field.

PhD studies involve writing, reading and presenting in English for this Engineering major. It’s important to have good speaking skills to communicate with scholars from other countries. He reads about psychology as he finds it interesting.

Secondary school tutorial classes taught this Business major grammar, writing and reading for the DSE. He read The Hunger Games because he found the title attractive.

A NET used stories and drama to spark this Science major’s interest in English. He mostly reads Chinese books because English ones are too hard to understand.

The desire to learn a song accidentally led this Information Technology major to improve his English because he wanted to study the lyrics more closely. Most of his reading centres on course material.

English drama education in secondary school enabled this student to learn English by repeating a script. He also sings some songs in English because he loves the melody. He reads for academic purposes.

An exchange in New Zealand let this Science major chat with native speakers. Her English reading experience began with Magic Tree House. Divergent differs from the science fiction she usually reads.

Joining a grammar class during the holidays improved this Applied Physics major’s spoken English. She was required to read many textbooks after entering university.

Joining a study tour to Reading UK exposed this Accounting major to an English speaking environment and made her feel more comfortable using the language. She chose to read about Elvis Presley for the reading scheme at school because it was the thinnest book.

Forced to memorise vocabulary by her mum, this Translation major hated English. Academic articles were difficult when she was a freshman. She likes reading fiction books such as The Da Vinci Code.

A secondary school teacher encouraged this Marketing major to speak English through fun activities. He read newspapers with the help of a dictionary because he didn’t understand half of the words and kept a vocabulary book to prepare for the reading component of IELTS.

An online language exchange group provided this Chinese Medicine major with a chance to learn through conversation. He reads IT documents and Star Wars scripts.

This Public Administration major prefers academic readings because she could learn English and gain new knowledge simultaneously. But she thinks fiction will be interesting as well and would like to read this genre in the future.

Writing book reports for his aunty, who is an English teacher, was useful for this student. Harry Potter is his favourite book but he seldom reads these days.

Despite being afraid of NETs in primary school, this Tourism major worked more closely with them in secondary and now feels there are no barriers to intercultural communication.

Having discussions in class allowed this Computing major to develop critical thinking skills. He read Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow because of his interest in the topic.

When this Architecture major was small, she moved to the US and acquired English naturally by making friends. Reading a book for American literature class in elementary school was a big challenge.

Learning pronunciation and accent from TED Talks improved this Business major’s spoken English. Stephen King is a good horror writer and this student’s favourite is Full Dark, No Stars.

As a waiter in a Japanese restaurant, this Public Administration major had to communicate with his customers in English. He thinks the course materials from his studies are too difficult.

A vocational education teacher improved this Computer Engineering major’s English by giving him private lessons on grammar and presentation. His father bought him some learning materials in CD format that helped boost his reading skills.

Homework based on reading and commenting on newspaper articles trained this Nursing major’s self-learning skills. Understanding journals on medical issues requires researching additional information.

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.

The Internet is a self-study resource for this Engineering major. He also reads books related to his major such as Core Java and publications by Isaac Newton and da Vinci.

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.

A discussion after watching a movie in Secondary 1 English class helped this student better understand the scenes. He read his first English book in primary school.

A teacher taught this Management major grammar by analysing song lyrics. She reads travel guides and online comments.

A school report in Grade 7 confirmed this Business major’s realisation that she had become more fluent in English. Reading Animal Farm and 1984 challenged her original ways of thinking.