Moving to Hong Kong changed this graduate student’s focus on reading from textbooks to the poetry of Pablo Neruda. He was embarrassed when he couldn’t ask a question using English during a forum.

This Management major listens to English music.

Discussions after in-class movies were this Chemical Technology major’s favourite in secondary school. Having followed the American Advanced Placement Curriculum, she is used to studying in English and applying the technical terms of the subjects.

Tutorial classes supported this Chinese major’s learning during primary years. She studied in an EMI secondary school. She also took a university English class.

Chatting with the host family after a day at school complemented this Engineering major’s English learning during an exchange to Australia in Form Three. The Golden Compass was required reading but it was made easier by watching the movie.

A student explains how her parents sent her to a tutorial school where she enjoyed learning English because she they played games and sang. Her most memorable book is Twilight.

Classes are challenging but practical for this Finance major as he learnt some skills on improving his English. He likes reading articles on the Business Insider.

A student sought help from a tutorial class to prepare her for the A-level UE exam. She also enjoyed reading the Kite Runner.

A trip to Canada raised this student’s awareness about using English to communicate. A dictionary is helpful when reading.

English was used by this student to communicate with teammates and coaches in the Manchester United football camp in the UK. The book Love, Rosie was underwhelming because it was written informally.

Hong Kong schools do not have enough time to include diverse learning activities according to this Engineering major. She played Scrabble in extra-curricular course. Reading novels by Sophie Kinsella are relaxing because they are not academic.

Learning to match pictures and words with a kindergarten NET was an enjoyable process for this Business major. She uses a dictionary to get through university readings. She recently developed an interest in fiction.

Upon her brother’s advice, this Psychology major wrote a diary to improve her English. She felt tired when forced to read newspaper articles just after lunch in secondary school.

A drama competition in secondary school was a fun competition for this student. She read the Harry Potter series when she was “very small”.

A postgraduate student praises his middle school teachers and explains he continues to learn English through online open courses and Wikipedia and that all master’s classes are in English.

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.

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.

Watching a TV series during undergraduate years developed this student’s understanding of other cultures. She did a lot of reading exercises in high school. Using an e-dictionary saves time.

A lot of exercises, including speech practice helped this student overcome her fears and pass the DSE. She bought the book Warm Bodies after seeing the film version. She prefers to use a printed dictionary.

The mother of this Computer Science major bought a machine to train his English spelling which he found helpful. He didn’t enjoy the drilling exercises in primary school class. He tried to read Harry Potter but did not finish it.

Listening to English music is a good learning experience for this Communications major. She has bought a lot of English books but finds them too long to read.

Having to memorise grammar rules was difficult for this Cultural Studies major when he was in high school. She had to read some course texts a few times to understand them better.

Group discussions in secondary school was difficult but useful for this General Management major. The Last Lecture was an inspiring book.

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 university camp organised by the language centre placed this Business major in an all English environment. She likes the works by Mitch Albom after reading For One More Day.

A travel-writing project took this Chinese major to Tai O and led her to create an English website of her journey. She read Little Women for a literature course in secondary school.

A NET discussed and read storybooks with this Language major. A story about the terminally ill was inspiring. She likes Jodi Picoult’s books.

Watching a Batman movie allowed this Business major to learn English in a casual manner. He liked reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because it’s related to his feelings.

The timing of the Book Fair suits this woman as it is near the summer holidays. She looks for books on beauty and those linked to movies. She has read Gone Girl, The Fault in Our Stars and Game of Thrones.

Activities using songs, films, and stories interested this Liberal Studies teaching major. It improved her pronunciation. She likes the magic of Harry Potter and mystery of Sherlock Holmes.

Studying in Hong Kong meant this Mechanical Engineering major had to speak in English on a daily basis for the first time but was helped by university language courses and instructors. He reads news magazines and journals.

This Chemical Technology major expressed her creativity in a drama class during secondary school. Watching The Hunger Games and Twilight motivated her to read the books.

An embarrassing presentation experience motivated this undergraduate to improve his English. A teacher from secondary school recommended the Harry Potter series to him. Film adaptations inspire him to read books including Fifty Shades of Grey and Paper Towns.

Playing Scrabble is a good way for this Business major to learn new words while socialising. She read If I Stay after watching the movie.

Academic labelling in schools triggered frustration in this Fashion Design major who needed help with spelling and writing. She believes she could have performed better if the subjects were taught in Chinese.

An English teacher played movies to this Information Systems major’s class and gave them worksheets to learn vocabulary, idioms and culture. Her class read and listened to audio books during secondary school. Pride and Prejudice is her favourite book.

Watching TV in secondary school allowed this Economics major to learn English as well as develop his social awareness. He came across the book Thinking, Fast and Slow during his exchange in Germany.

Two secondary school teachers inspired this student to learn English. One teacher used songs and English movies with subtitles while the other emphasised a lifelong need for the language.

Being part of a musical and preparing for the performance helped this Science major’s English learning. She felt a sense of accomplishment after completing the Twilight series.

Watching digital stories made by fellow students in a university course led this Computing major to learn about heritage. Readings on how to write academic papers and citations were also part of the course.