Watching YouTuber Bubz’s videos helped improve this Accountancy major’s English. She read The Fault in Our Stars for an activity held by the English Club at her university.

An English course required this student to make a short video about a poem. She read Percy Jackson. She believes interesting projects are crucial to students’ language learning.

Interacting with foreigners, including a secondary school teacher and fellow university students, has motivated this student. His teacher used movies while his university friends taught him slang. He has read a book about North Korea and he likes books on politics and economics.

A secondary school scheme included a trip to England where this student treasured visiting a local family. Although she read the Life of Pi, she thinks the movie was more impressive.

Chatting with his roommates from England and Indonesia improved this Economics major’s communication skills. He learnt many scientific terms from a suggested book titled In Dialogue with Science.

A six-month exchange to Finland followed by a tour of Europe immersed this Business major in English. She felt a sense of achievement when she finished reading the Twilight series.

Coming from a CMI school, this Language major had done extra self-practice to prepare for the DSE. She realises learning back then was particularly productive. Her reading interest ranges from fantasy novels such as Howl’s Moving Castle to romance like One Day.

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

A NET played videos about rugby in class to motivate this Information Engineering major to learn the language through sports. He describes reading The Hunger Games as a “deep” experience.

Listening to Britpop bands like Oasis is a stress-free way to learn English for this Engineering major. She is interested in reading books related to counterculture and individualism such as The Catcher in the Rye and On the Road.

Struggling with academic writing at the undergraduate level, this Accounting major improved with an extra course. As a master’s student, she is interested in reading about the economy.

Using a song as the opening of a speech helped this Social Science major impress her teachers. She completed the whole series of Harry Potter because of the movie.

A project on the origins of the English alphabet enhanced this student’s knowledge of the language. He considers Peter Pan, which he read in high school, as a classic.

After studying in Australia, this Maths major student felt that environment is the most important thing for learning English. Preparing for IELTS improved her reading skills.

Failing the A-levels has remained in the memory of this Chinese major. She reads the newspaper.

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.

Preparing for TOEFL involved understanding a lot of subjects and handling all kinds of questions that will appear in the exam according to this Business major. As a debater in school, she read the BBC news to familiarise herself with world affairs.

A NET led interactive classes in this Biochemistry major’s secondary school. As she seldom read in English, a 15-minute morning session in secondary school exposed her to texts.

Preparing for IELTS was not easy for this Contemporary China Studies major. Reading for her university studies was difficult at first.

English has become a second language for this Japanese major from Mainland. She uses the language every day in Hong Kong. She prefers to read Chinese novels.

This student credits a teacher for her happiest time as the teaching helped her achieve a good A-levels result. She reads academic journals.

An exchange trip to Taiwan in Form Five made this Social Science major think about different ways to learn English in the classroom. She read Marley and Me for a book report because she liked the movie.

A NET taught this Nursing major vocabulary through playing rugby. It is easier to follow the storyline of a book if there is a movie too. She read Anne Frank and watched the movie in secondary school.

A NET facilitated interactive group learning through games and videos. This English major feels that some books have exaggerated plots and are only written to make money.

TV dramas, especially mysteries from the BBC and NBC, interest this student. He has read Harry Potter but thinks of it as entertainment rather than a learning opportunity.

Modal verbs puzzled this Arts major in an exam. She read Oliver Twist as part of an undergraduate literature course. She found Dickens’ descriptions attractive.

Learning about Britain from a NET in high school made this Computer Science major more interested in the language.

Reading, listening to music and watching American movies have been sources of learning for this English major. He also works and socialises with native English speakers.

Secondary school English classes made this Biology major wonder if the language is for communication or exams. He found classes boring and useless as they were exam-orientated.

Apart from English classes at school, this Sociology major learnt from travelling. She has been to Taiwan and London. Her parents and sister have also been sources of learning.

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.

English songs played by a secondary school teacher improved this Philosophy major’s English. Reading comics is an easy way to learn English.

Watching movies in secondary school conveyed everyday life to this Business major. Bridge to Terabithia was a required text in high school.

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.

A university drama performance enhanced this English major’s vocabulary and fluency. He read My Year of Meats and found the cultural clash depicted interesting.

Working in a fast food shop in Canada improved this Business Management major’s speaking and accent. Reading the China Daily expanded his vocabulary.

Teachers gave this Marketing major feedback on her role as an assembly emcee in secondary school. She had to write reports on news articles from South Morning China Post as part of the reading scheme. Reading Fifty Shades of Grey exposed her to new writing and vocabulary.

A student fondly recalls English Week in his secondary school as an opportunity to practise speaking outside the classroom. He enjoys reading autobiographies.

NETs in primary school seemed more fun to this Finance major because they made jokes. In secondary school, another NET introduced him to Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Hamlet.

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.