A nice primary school teacher and watching movies followed by a personal reflection are this student’s learning highlights. She enjoyed reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower because she could relate to the story.

Winning a writing competition gave this Chinese Medicine major a chance to go on a study tour in Singapore. She read a story to her schoolmates in a morning assembly at primary school. Her favourite author is Roald Dahl.

There is more interaction and a better student-teacher ratio for this Mechanics major in university. He was forced to read an English newspaper in secondary school.

Doing past papers for the DSE in her own time improved the English listening skills of this Surveying major. She read newspapers provided by her teacher and was asked to write journals weekly which enriched her vocabulary bank.

Using games to learn English in primary school sparked this Accounting and Finance major’s interest in the language. Even though it wasn’t easy, she enjoyed reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

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.

A drama performance about a king let this Law major learn a lot of vocabulary. In secondary school, she did presentations after reading books. Her school also had a daily reading session. She recently finished Ten Thousand Saints.

English learning began with the alphabet and single words in kindergarten for this Arts major. She studied writing and speaking in school and applied her skills for academic essays in university.

This Chinese major finds it interesting to talk to foreign students in her college. She reads BBC news.

An active learning environment in university language classes including presentations and discussions enabled this Business major to speak more English. Reading poetry allows him to know more about English culture. Shakespeare is his favourite writer.

After entering an EMI secondary school, this Chinese major found English learning difficult. University studies allowed her to use the language frequently in discussions and communication. She also tutors primary school students.

Malaysian students’ mastery of English impressed this Business major during an exchange. She chose to read about the Holocaust for the SBA.

Independent learning and logical thinking skills are key to excelling in IELTS according to this Social Policy major. As a postgraduate student in Hong Kong, she has used English more. She reads course material for writing papers.

A university tutor taught this Statistics major how to use citations. She was assigned the book Jane Eyre in secondary school which she found challenging.

English was used in a primary school fun day that involved cooking for this Social Work major.

Touring prestigious UK universities during Form Four put this Business major in touch with other English speaking international students. She caught the reading bug after picking up Harry Potter.

This Finance major had to adjust to the learning environment in an international school. She read Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. She mostly reads financial articles from websites such as Bloomberg and Reuters.

During the final year of secondary school this Engineering major improved her English by interacting with international students. The Chaser is a scary book with a lot of hidden meanings.

Watching English drama and TV shows motivated this Science major to learn English. She says it was an alternative to rote learning. She read The Dying Animal.

A summer course in the British Council provided this Music major with an interactive learning experience. She says Before I Go to Sleep has an exciting plot.

A primary school drama performance gave this Fashion major a chance to speak English in front of an audience. She read Oliver Twist in primary school and reads Fashion magazines.

A harsh learning experience involved learning pages of phrasal verbs because this Medical student’s English was not up to standard in Form 1. Even though the Hunger Games was a required reading in secondary school he completed it out of pure interest.

A professor taught this Risk and Insurance Management major daily English. Doing a lot of readings for a history course was stressful.

A secondary school teacher impressed this Business major with the way he explained a poem. He read Lord of the Flies but felt the story is weird. He also read The Kite Runner and The Catcher in the Rye for school and other books during his free time.

Acting in a role-play taught this Accounting major how to communicate in different business and social situations. As an undergraduate, she learnt more about writing when she judged submissions in a secondary school writing competition.

English acquired from exam drills in secondary school is inapplicable to this IT major’s university study. He read Harry Potter in school and looks at online resources for assignments or research.

Despite feeling her English was not up to standard, this Fashion major became a language ambassador in Form Four. She uses English when she has to and prefers to read Chinese.

This Computing major’s secondary school teacher used movies and popular songs to let students learn new vocabulary, expressions and sentences. Through fiction, she discovered authors use different expressions to convey the same meaning.

Interviewing tourists in Tsim Sha Tsui was intimidating at first, but this English major developed more confidence when she started speaking freely. Finishing the Twilight series encouraged her.

English was used at an international camp for Girl Guides at the London Olympics in 2012. This Accountancy major watched a movie during the reading sessions in secondary school.

When she was a child, this Translation postgraduate taught herself spoken English by imitating the characters in movies. She reads about economics, English literature as well as poems mainly for study.

To prepare for GRE and IELTS, this Chemistry major read books and tried to communicate with foreigners. She read Reader’s Digest and New Concept English.

Songs and movies were used to teach this Business Administration major about the English culture. He read many books about anthropology for a university course.

A secondary school class enabled this BBA major to meet and chat with people from different countries. He watched the Harry Potter movies and read the books.

Heeding the advice of his primary school teacher, this Fashion major had private tutoring to improve his grammar. He read the Chinese version of Pride and Prejudice to help him with the English version.

Most of her students neglected listening and speaking English when preparing for the Gaokao according to this Chemistry major from the Mainland China. English speaking opportunities have been limited in where she has stayed.

A song voiced by a teacher during a primary school running competition created a lasting memory for this Education major. Her mother asked her to read some storybooks. She read Robinson Crusoe and Jane Eyre in university.

Secondary school drama lessons were a better way to learn than language classes for this Accounting major. Performing the script made her realise the importance of reading skills.

This Finance major performed in a musical written with her classmates in the DSE drama elective. She read Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life for her SBA project.

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.