Students in this Law student’s class had to pick new English words from the dictionary and present them to the class. She also improved her comprehension skills by watching her favourite YouTubers such as JacksGap. Reading Eleanor and Park was very touching for her.

Attending an all English tutorial class with a foreigner allowed this student to improve with practice. He read a book for a school assignment and took part in a group discussion.

A university course focusing on pronunciation was enjoyable for this student because it included a lot of activities. She read Sherlock Holmes in secondary school.

Smaller classes and a systematic approach to teaching grammar make English learning in university better than that in secondary school for this student. She reads course material.

Reading a DSE paper was memorable for this Fashion and Textile major as she couldn’t understand what it was about. She learnt how to act and express her emotions in a secondary school drama class.

This student enjoyed the healthy competition between his classmates and the sweets awarded in A-level tutorials. He remembers the first long article that he read for university.

Being an English ambassador and having a good teacher made secondary interesting for this Hotel Management major. She skim read Tuesdays with Morrie for a book report.

Listening to the BBC and VOA, along with watching videos and reading essays, were good ways for this Business major to learn English during secondary school.

Reading textbooks loudly and repeatedly had familiarised this Information Engineering major with the vocabulary and sentence structures. The English in his mathematics textbook is not complicated. He also reads books about economics.

The learning environment in Form One was good as this Biochemistry major and all her classmates enjoyed playing games and singing songs in class. She read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time for the SBA.

Interacting with Australian teachers in secondary school was a good way for this Chinese History major to practise speaking English. She likes fiction and read The Mortal Instrument: City of Bones, Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes.

Attending a tutorial class taught by a NET allowed this History major to learn some phrases and improve her spoken English. She read Harry Potter in both Chinese and English.

Starting at an international school in Form 5 meant this Fashion Design major used English in all classes. She had to read books like Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress and The Handmaid’s Tale during secondary school and found the content to be too explicit for her age.

This Economics major enjoyed chatting with his university English teacher and also made many friends. He read a book written by Donald Trump in his exchange to the USA.

Group discussion allowed this Mathematics major to interact with her classmates. She read TIME magazine to prepare for the public exam. The cultural section provided her with lively expressions that could make her writing more attractive.

In order to prepare for the DSE, this Nursing major watched reality shows such as America’s Got Talent and The X Factor. This benefited his English learning and pronunciation. He read Matilda at school and How to Win Friends and Influence People during his spare time.

Taking on a role in a drama class required this Computer Science major to study the script with a dictionary. He continues to check new words for university readings.

A British Council course with NETs led to a rapid improvement in this student’s level of English. He also uses English while playing rugby. He likes to understand the lyrics to songs by Bruno Mars, Jason Mraz, and Maroon 5.

Conversations skills are important for this accountant who enrolled in tutorial classes that focus on speaking. She was motivated to study after working in a multinational company. She read TIME magazine.

Attending an English camp prior to senior secondary school exposed this Engineering major to all aspects of the language. He would like to become fluent in English for academic and career purposes.

Learning English is just for exams according to this Economics major. She reads many research papers related to her major.

After watching The Hunger Games, this Mechanical Engineering major bought series to get more background. Flipping pages in printed books is an important aspect of the reading experience.

A teacher used songs to help improve this Engineering Management major’s language skills and teach him about different cultures. He thinks the DSE reading passage is too difficult.

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.

TV series like Parks and Recreation taught this Social Science major listening and speaking skills. His peers recommended 1984 to him and he read half of it.

Watching Marvel movies taught this student English he couldn’t learn from a book. He read books on biology, chemistry, and physics in secondary school.

Participating in an outward bound programme in which most participants were foreigners immersed this Accounting major in an English speaking environment. Reading a textbook on business law boosted his confidence.

A weekly NET class allowed students to learn in a relaxing environment. Reading past papers for the DSE is a must but new vocabulary makes reading difficult.

Attending a Cambridge English tutorial gave this Science major the opportunity to learn more advanced English. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway was one of the first few English books she read.

Reading the newspaper and looking up words in a dictionary during class was a boring and ineffective task for this Optometry major whereas the Young Post is a fun and effective way to learn English.

A secondary school teacher encouraged this student to let English into his heart. He liked drama and poetry. He gets immersed when reading books such as Cloud Atlas and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Studying senior secondary in the UK challenged this Surveying major’s comprehension skills. She prefers to watch TV dramas such as Downton Abbey and Bones to reading.

A high school teacher helped this Chinese Literature major with problems like forgetting words and pronunciation. He also improved her confidence. She read TIME on the Internet to prepare for IELTS.

Communicating in English in university is more interesting than secondary school as this student can take part in activities with people from different countries. She read part of Tuesdays with Morrie. Her course material is in English.

Reading Harry Potter and Hamlet in secondary school English literature helped this student’s analysis, writing and organisation skills. She does not like Shakespeare’s writing style so Harry Potter is her favourite.

Getting a good grade for writing and producing a video for an English language course in university is a highlight for this Computer Engineering major. He uses Google and Wikipedia to search for definitions. He watches YouTube videos with English subtitles and reads reference books.

An ESL class in primary school taught this Actuarial Science major grammar and writing, idioms and poetry. She was eager to read children’s book series. Teachers encouraged her to read newspapers and magazines.

A church leader focused on communication and not grammar while teaching out of a textbook.

A trip to Indonesia placed this student in an English speaking environment. She has read the Elephant Man and likes Mitch Albom’s books such as Tuesdays with Morrie.

Watching a play and interacting with the performers after the show were different to regular classes in secondary school for this Economics major. Reading and sharing thoughts about the book The Witches with classmates was memorable.