Studying with a Filipino teacher and watching English TV with her two daughters after-school helped this Operation Research major. Reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was difficult.

Learning English began with the ABC song in kindergarten for this Maths Teaching major. She did a lot of exercises to prepare for the DSE. Chinese should be used to teach primary school maths.

A primary school NET’s personality attracted this International Business major to English. She learnt from the dialogue in Twilight, the New Moon. She also watched the movie.

During secondary school, this Engineering major used memory strategies to build her vocabulary. In secondary school, she read the materials provided by her teacher. In college, she usually reads research papers.

Chatting with NETs in secondary school provided this Accounting major with the opportunity to practise his spoken English. He likes reading cultural columns in TIME and the South China Morning Post.

Preparing for the public exams with tutorials developed this student’s writing abilities. He read A Christmas Carol for a secondary school book report.

Watching videos of songs on YouTube in primary school and movies in secondary helped this English Education major. Literature classes in university are better than in secondary school. The Story of an Hour has a surprising ending.

Besides English classes in school, learning included IELTS and GRE preparation for this Language major. She participated in the Model United Nations Conference in university. She also travelled to the US.

Living with an exchange student in the same school hostel gave this Social Science major the chance to speak English. English textbooks in secondary school were boring. She sometimes read storybooks.

Reading books is the preferred way to learn the language for this Engineering major. He usually picks titles related to psychology and self-help such as The Introvert Entrepreneur by Beth Buelow.

International school students gave English lessons at this Statistics major’s secondary school. He searches the Internet for articles about topics related to his major.

Studying English with his best friend helped this Science major make rapid progress. He read Harry Potter after watching the movies. The books taught him vocabulary and grammar.

A new teaching style helped this Science major achieve a good result in DSE English. He loved Animal Farm but now enjoys reading sports news on the Internet.

Joining an English club gave this Engineering major a chance to conduct research with foreigners. Reading a book and doing a report was difficult. He is required to read English books in university.

This Global China Studies major likes the language learning in a tutorial school that gave him very well-written and exam-oriented notes. The course reading materials on sociology are inspiring.

Rewriting the lyrics for the Alice in Wonderland musical was the culmination of a class competition that involved watching the film and reading the book. This Nursing major read magazines about the human body in secondary school and now course materials related to her major.

Working with international tutors in a study centre, watching TV dramas, browsing the Internet, and reading books prepared this China Studies major for the DSE exam. He read Harry Potter after watching the movie.

English classes at school did not impress this Biology major because she did not get the opportunity to speak. She rarely reads English books but learns the language through YouTube and songs.

A teacher used the lyrics to Kelly Clarkson’s Because of You in this student’s classes. Nowadays she prefers Cantonese songs. She read an English book for an assignment in junior high school.

An exchange to Liverpool made this student more aware of her vocabulary and accent. She liked how the characters communicated in Fifty Shades of Grey.

A form teacher, classmates, and listening to Westlife helped this student win an award for best pronunciation in a secondary school drama show. He likes E-books and reads academic journals and also plays the guitar.

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.

A teacher used funny materials like videos in this Mathematics and Information Engineering major’s class. He seldom does English reading.

The first assembly after transition to an EMI secondary school confused this Nursing major because everything was in English. She improved by reading the Bible, reciting prayers and singing hymns. She showcased her language skills in a drama in Secondary 5. She read Bridge to Terabithia.

An inter-class drama competition in secondary school taught this Chemistry Technology major how to write a script and communicate with others. A university programme ignited her interest in reading novels. She read The Fault in Our Stars.

Attending a tutorial school with a lively teaching style boosted the interest of this Economics major. After coming to Hong Kong, she read English texts only when they were assigned to her.

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 teacher used songs to help improve this Engineering Management major’s language skills and teach him about different cultures. He thinks the DSE reading passage is too difficult.

Learning to write professional documents and letters in university was useful for this Marketing major. She read the required English texts for book reports during her secondary school.

Pictures and games were used to facilitate this Social Work major’s vocabulary learning in kindergarten. In junior secondary, she studied creative writing. English is used for verbal communication in university.

A primary school programme let this student become friends with a Canadian child through letter writing. She has read CNN news and course material for engineering.

Watching American dramas and imitating the actors improved this Technology major’s speech. He set English as the interface language on his electronic devices to practise reading and writing. He read TIME and the book Sherlock Holmes.

A university instructor created a good atmosphere in a movie sharing class for this Physics major. His favourite story is A Song of Ice and Fire which he finds very unpredictable.

A NET left a lasting impression on this Advertising major as she used fun and creative ways to teach vocabulary and grammar. He read a story about a child’s crime. He only reads research papers and articles now.

English came naturally to this Business major as it is a primary language in Singapore. She read children’s books by Enid Blyton when she was young.

Watching TV dramas such as Prison Break and Heroes helped enhance this Language Culture and Community major’s speaking and listening. He read a book about Asian film history for his PhD and he found it quite challenging.

Interacting with foreigners and native speakers gave this student a chance to practise her speaking skills in secondary school. She believes writing will be important for her future career as a social worker.

Talking to people with special needs in English during community service made this Engineering major realise he was able to apply his language skills. Reading novels such as Harry Potter and The Ring after watching the movies helps him better understand the stories.

Watching YouTubers from the US and UK has taught this Social Science major a lot about English. She likes to read The Economist online because it is free.

Watching hilarious movies allowed this Radiography major to learn and be entertained but reading was time-consuming. He read The Hunger Games after watching the movie.