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.
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Going to the US with her sister and then by herself let this Accounting major learn spoken English through conversation. She learnt to appreciate and understand poetry in secondary school.
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A unique teaching style that included movies and laughter increased this Science major’s interest in learning during secondary school. Her teacher also gave her some books to read such as The Wizard of Oz.
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Literature taught in an associate degree course made this Arts major see English differently. Her favourite book is A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka. The book relates her to an unfamiliar society.
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Practising English has been limited to the classroom for this student. He feels that it would be better to have more interactive opportunities that could help in the workplace rather than academia.
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English was a brand new language for this Science major in primary school. She has read The Little Prince. Much of her course material is in English.
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Creating a new ending for Dead Poets Society made this English Education major think more about the movie. He could understand very little from Possession: A Romance in a university literature course. His favourite book is 1984.
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Watching movies in English lessons gave this Public Policy major a chance to practise her aural skills. She found reading The Standard during DSE useful.
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A three-month exchange in Hong Kong in which English was the medium of instruction helped this Law major to improve her language ability. She needs to read law cases but has also read Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice and Steve Gerrard’s autobiography.
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A violin major overcame her fear while travelling alone to the US during junior secondary. She had to use English to survive. She prefers non-fiction books like My Happiness Project and Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.
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Having forced to study hard every day for dictation by his parents was very painful for this Economics and Finance major. Academic journals are hard to understand because there are many difficult words and ideas.
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Studying in a university in Hong Kong improved this Politics major’s spoken English. She has to read research papers to prepare for assignments.
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Biweekly tutorial classes in Form One and Form Two helped this Arts major to improve her English. She realised the importance of English during an exchange.
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A student who sat the DSE exam independently because he did not achieve a high enough grade in A-level English. He read course material at university and the Tiger Post newspaper in secondary school.
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The desire to get a good grade in the public exam motivated this Computer Engineering major to study harder. Fantastic Mr Fox was a compulsory book in secondary school. He didn’t finish Harry Potter because it was too thick.
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The ABC song and writing after-school form this student’s earliest memories of learning English. The student started learning grammar in Primary 3 and could write sentences by Primary 6.
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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.
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Studying in Canada and the UK was more memorable than in Hong Kong according to this Architecture graduate. Her Hong Kong classmates were shocked by her English fluency.
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A tutorial school teacher responded dramatically to errors in classes attended by this Communications major. She subscribed to the South China Morning Post and read the Young Post for clippings.
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Listening to music such as her favourite song Can’t Stop Love by Darin Zanyar helped this Biology major learn the language. Reading research papers in Biology was difficult for her.
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An English learning programme in the UK gave this Computer Science major a chance to speak with the local people. He sometimes reads magazines in the library. He gave up after reading one chapter of the Great Gatsby.
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During kindergarten, this student’s parents enrolled her in classes with a NET who played games and taught vocabulary. She joined a drama club in secondary school. She bought the Twilight series to improve her English.
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University English lessons taught this Accounting major how to use the language and see it in an interesting way. He started to read books every week after his parents brought him to the library. He likes Percy Jackson.
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Playing video games with a dictionary enhanced this Social Work major’s vocabulary. He reads lyrics while listening to English songs.
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A Korean student attended two tutorial classes, one with a native speaker and the other with a Korean who taught grammar. She read book passages for academic purposes.
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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.
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A NET in secondary school used special methods to teach phonics and English intonations. Reading an article about the importance of sleeping from a science magazine was useful for this student.
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University English course has taught this Business major how to make better presentations. She read The Little Prince in Chinese and then English as she wanted to get more out of the story.
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Watching and discussing the movie 3 Idiots in Form 5 was the first time this Math Education major learnt English with a film. The abridged version of Hamlet was taught in his secondary school’s reading lessons.
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Doing exercises in class during secondary school was dull for this Electrical Engineering major. She read a story book because her teacher encouraged her to read more.
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A poetry workshop and performance broadened this student’s horizons. Her favourite book is Catcher in the Rye because it describes teenage struggles. She is also learning new vocabulary while studying Philosophy in university.
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This Nutrition major works in a company where she interacts with overseas colleagues. She learns their accents, vocabulary and pronunciation. She read Harry Potter and other books before, but now she focuses on academic material.
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An English course in Australia provided this Philosophy major with the opportunity to talk to native speakers and learn everyday English. He finds it difficult to understand some course material.
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It took this student courage to converse with native speakers but it is a rewarding experience because she learned about other cultures. She likes fashion magazines because the vocabulary is easier to comprehend.
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A primary school field trip that involved interviewing tourists in Tsim Sha Tsui improved this student’s confidence in speaking English. He has read the Harry Potter series and a book about Steve Jobs.
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A university teacher not only taught English to this Biology major, but also inspired him to be a better person. A self-help book about embracing one’s vulnerability by Brene Brown has helped through a lot of hurdles in life.
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The teacher in this Science major’s university English class invited students to do drama containing special phrases. She reads online short stories derived from movies like Iron Man or Captain America.
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Chatting with foreigners allowed this Chinese major to discover elements of the language that she didn’t learn in formal lessons. Reading Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom taught her about the lives of people in other countries.
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While studying in Canada, this Accounting major used English when the teacher was present and reverted to Chinese later. She usually reads materials online and likes watching YouTube.