Studying in Canada for three months after completing primary school immersed this Humanities major in an English speaking environment. After finishing a book in high school, she realised that she could read in English. She likes Harry Potter.

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.

Responding to teacher’s questions in English class was a nervous experience. This Civil Engineering major works hard in the compulsory language courses for a better GPA. He reads course materials and believes English learning should start from kindergarten.

This student played English puzzles at home at a young age. She studied reading, writing, and aural English in senior secondary. In university she combined research skills and academic writing.

Watching football with English commentary made English learning more interesting according to this Global Logistics major. He used to read newspapers during secondary school but now he mostly reads lecture notes.

An English Teaching major entered university after doing a Higher Diploma where she studied the differences between Chinese and English. She later took part in an immersion programme in Australia. She likes books with pictures.

Memorising vocabulary in secondary school was helpful but not so enjoyable. This Sociology major spent a lot of time reading How to Read a Book in university.

Talking to foreigners motivated this Sociology major to work on her spoken English and daily use of the language. She enjoyed reading the Harry Potter series when she was in secondary school.

Using English to learn at university improved this graduate’s speaking and writing. Environment and motivation are important for English learning.

Attending the Book Fair with her friend this year, this Customer Services Officer found some comics that she likes to read.

Watching movies in English were an alternative to boring textbooks in secondary school for this student. She uses English in her university course.

Hong Kong education needs to shift from being teacher-centred and exam-oriented to interactive according to this Science graduate. In primary school, he liked Roald Dahl’s stories and read Matilda and The Witches.

Case studies in a language course brought out the issue of engineering ethics. Detailed analysis of actual cases made this Engineering major reflect on how to be a professional.

There were lots of opportunities for this English major to exchange and communicate with native speakers during primary school. She explored different literature genres in secondary school.

English language enhancement courses helped this graduate who is now working as a chemistry researcher. He says the classes helped him with speaking. He uses English in his work and has read the South China Morning Post, TIME, and Wikipedia.

Spending six hours a day to prepare for IELTS was different to studying in school for this Chinese major. She reads essays and papers for university and sometimes a newspaper and little novels.

English was used during a Form Four camp attended by this Cultural Studies major. When she started to take her DSE preparation seriously, she began to read South China Morning Post every day.

A primary school NET’s personality attracted this International Business major to English. She learnt from the dialogue in Twilight, the New Moon. She also watched the movie.

Achieving good results in IELTS is a goal for this Fashion major who wants to travel after graduation. She recalls reading English passages in the DSE exam.

This China Studies major finds talking to NETs memorable. He reads news articles about sport games online. For his studies, he reads articles on philosophy and sociology.

The activities that this Science major completed in a popular culture course related to her daily life. She read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and watched the movie adaptation during her literature class as well.

Time is the limiting factor for this Engineer’s habit of reading. She enjoys philosophy and comics. She read The Five People You Meet in Heaven at school.

Interactive tutorials with games helped this Civil Engineering major develop a passion for learning English. He seldom reads and prefers science fiction. He read Star Wars because of the movie.

Attending an international school for primary and secondary improved this Social Science major’s English. Taking IGCSE and A-Level exams further strengthened the language.

Reading novels and doing reports in front of the class in primary school was hard but helpful for this Business major. Participating in the speech festival made her start looking at poems. She likes the writing style and meaning of Pride and Prejudice.

Attending a summer course at an organisation in Primary 2 gave this Computing major more confidence in speaking English. He went through the storyline of the game BioShock. He also read articles from newspapers and websites.

Reciting a poem for the Speech Festival was difficult but it was fun to be able to understand the meaning behind it. This Business major was confused with some of the terms when he first started reading university texts.

A teacher’s emphasis on acting rather than grammar encouraged this trainee doctor to express herself bravely in drama. Reading books such as Safe Haven let her know more about other people’s lives.

Performing the story of Cinderella in class improved this Accounting major’s spoken English. He found the words in the DSE reading paper to be difficult.

This Economics major found repetitive exercises and memorization for the Gaokao useless for her future. Philosophical readings such as On Liberty were difficult to comprehend.

Negativity towards English has changed since this Property Management student had to teach her son the language. Not being taught phonics properly in secondary school hindered her study and has made her uneasy when teaching her son.

The job of this Information Engineering graduate required him to use English to communicate with different parties. He prefers watching movies and TV to reading books.

Taking a class in a learning centre changed this Business major’s perception of her classmates’ English ability. A classmate had suggested that she could improve her spoken English by reading newspapers out loud and watching TV.

Attending university gave this student more opportunities to speak English. She loves children’s literature. Anne of Green Gables is her favourite book. She also reads research papers.

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.

Spending a summer in Poland provided this Logistics major the opportunity to practise her spoken English with the help of an online translator. She started watching movies and YouTube videos with English subtitles after entering university.

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.

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.

An English teacher from high school shared his life stories with this Business major and her classmates. Her teacher introduced a thought-provoking book by an American author about politics in Mainland.

Tutors in the university English language centre helped this Information Management major proofread her papers. Some suggested she improve by watching movies and reading newspapers. She also thinks listening to songs helps.