Motivated to learn more English, this student downloaded material from the Internet to improve his pronunciation during the second year of university. His reading focuses on textbooks.
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English became more important for this Engineering major when she started university. She used the language while working as a volunteer on the Indonesian island of Bali.
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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.
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A “funny” lecturer from university encouraged this Interior Design major to talk more and read more. Her secondary school teacher suggested to memorise one sentence from a book each day in order to learn sentence structures and the vocabulary.
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This Social Worker had a lot of chances to use and improve his English during a working holiday in New Zealand. While there he communicated with native English speakers daily.
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A graduate explains how she overcame her fear of speaking in English during a trip to Australia. She says students should practise and not be too self-conscious.
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A study tour to Los Angeles let this Urban Studies major learn English through culture, drama and sport. Influenced by her friends, she read Twilight and liked its lively descriptions.
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English speaking ambassadors in this student’s secondary school took part in themed activities like Halloween. She read articles posted on the back of the toilet door.
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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.
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Playing games with international tutors in university is a fun way for this Sports Science major to learn English. He has to read English articles and books for his course.
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Sharing his writing with classmates allowed this Radiography major to learn from others. He read some works of Shakespeare and Animal Farm and had to complete a quiz for each chapter.
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This Dental student’s English vocabulary, grammar, speaking and writing skills were enhanced in primary and secondary school. She worked on advanced writing in senior secondary.
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Impromptu speaking during secondary school was valuable and helpful for this English major. Reading Crazy Rich Asians in university allowed her to experience a story that will not happen in her real life.
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An English class in university required this Electronic Engineering graduate to speak the language. The teacher also used different media such as music and movies to facilitate learning. He mostly reads textbooks.
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Making the honeycomb candy in class made this Engineering major feel more connected to English. She was moved after reading a collection of letters written by indigenous Australians who had been separated from their families.
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Living with an exchange student improved this Chinese major’s aural English. He enjoys the readings in English lessons.
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Slang in movies and TV series expanded this Science major’s vocabulary. She likes stories about vampires. Clipping news articles in secondary school helped build her vocabulary.
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Learning English songs in primary school and performing a drama after reading Pride and Prejudice in Secondary 3 are positive memories for this student. She says the demands of high grades through exams were frustrating. She also read Memoirs of a Geisha for school competition in Secondary 5.
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Watching scientific documentaries and movies helped this Science major build a good foundation in English. He used to bring novels to school and read them during breaks. He likes fantasy novels such as Eragon.
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Memorising vocabulary has been difficult for this Electrical Engineering major. She has not read much but would buy some books based on movies she had seen.
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Attending lectures delivered by a foreigner exposed this Engineering major to a different perspective of learning a second language. Reading about Beeno in primary school English textbooks was the first time he was exposed to a lot of new vocabulary.
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Reciting English vocabulary helped this student in the DSE and life in general. Reading is a hobby. He enjoys educational comics.
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A university activity called English Table allowed this Nursing major to talk while having dinner with native speakers. She bought an English storybook in France.
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A three-week study tour to England in primary school involved attending local classes and communicating with the host family. While studying Engineering, she also attends academic English classes.
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Joining the English Ambassador Society has been a good way to expand this Arts major’s vocabulary and train her speaking skills. She likes the series of Nancy Drew.
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This Management major used a thesaurus for the first time when she contributed to FanFiction. She kept a dictionary nearby while reading Harry Potter.
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Taking an extra-curricular English course improved this Design graduate’s communication with his clients. He reads books for career needs.
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Face-to-face communication with native English speakers is more effective than traditional school lessons. Reading Harry Potter helped this Business major get a satisfactory A-level result.
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An internship in London gave this Business major the opportunity to communicate in English. He learnt vocabulary and sentence structures from Great Expectations.
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Watching TV dramas and movies has helped this Sociology major learn English. He has read Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter and Charles Dickens. His favourite books are A Christmas Carol and David Copperfield.
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A student enjoyed the TV dramas and movies shown by NETs including Sherlock. She also read the first three Harry Potter books after watching the movie. She finds the smartphone dictionary helpful.
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During a short trip to the US, this Actuarial Science major practised English with his host family. He skimmed through his psychology textbook to pick up the important bits.
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This Business major did a lot of test papers to prepare for the Gaokao. At first, she was worried about the many readings in a general education course but then she realised that she could understand them.
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In kindergarten, this Science major and her sibling were taught English pronunciation and spelling by their mother. She read Matilda by Roald Dahl and watched the movie adaptation as well.
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Holding an English assembly boosted the confidence of this Physics major. Reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was more interesting than watching the movie.
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A student who felt frustrated during an English language summer camp practised alone by talking to herself. Most of her reading was past papers for the A-level exam but she now plans to read Gone Girl.
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Reading Lamb to the Slaughter in Secondary Two was a fresh experience for this Cultural Studies major as he had never read such advanced literary text before. He read The Devil Wears Prada after watching the movie.
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A secondary school English teacher made learning fun with group discussions and games. This Chemistry major likes classical music and reads Wikipedia to learn the meaning of some terms.