Making cold calls in her internship enhanced this Global China Studies major’s confidence and fluency. She reads material on Wikipedia, ProQuest and Google Scholar to prepare papers.

Spending time with some American students in a summer club during high school sparked this IT major’s interest in English. She read Pride and Prejudice after falling in love with the Chinese version.

English classes in secondary school involved watching movies for this Nursing major. She finds the notes from a tutorial class effective for English learning because of the colourful and organised design.

Learning that focuses on reading and people who are hesitate to speak in English are cited as a problem for Hong Kong. Reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest made this Engineering major think about confirming to society’s norms.

Reading grammar books was one of the methods used by this China Studies major who had to retake his A-levels. He also used to read the website BBC Learning English.

A trip to Singapore gave this Business major a chance to speak English with the local people. Preparation for the Gaokao improved her reading ability.

Attending a tutorial class with different games and activities sparked this Arts major’s interest in learning. She read the Twilight series in Secondary 5.

The tutorial class for A-levels taught this Engineering major exam skills and enhanced his English language. He can’t remember the name of a novel he read but says he found it relaxing.

An exchange to New Zealand was the most effective way to learn English for this Arts major. He read The Call of the Wild for a book report competition.

Intensive self-study paid off for this Electrical Engineering major. He read English all day long during reading week in high school.

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.

A compulsory immersion in Wollongong, Australia was part of this English Teaching major’s university course. She read Tuesdays with Morrie and attended performance related to the book. Students need more speaking practice.

University gives this student more opportunity to speak in English. Secondary school classes were led by a teacher. She likes funny books such as Sophia Kinsella’s Shopaholic.

From primary school to the A-levels, this Psychology major has worked on her English. Reading English literature is difficult.

Using English on a daily basis in the UK helped this Chemistry major. She reads National Geographic and TIME magazine because the topics are related to her everyday life.

Middle school provided this Finance major an opportunity to interact with foreign teachers. She was required to read newspapers during high school.

An IT graduate was confused by an all English teaching environment in kindergarten or primary school. He used the South China Morning Post for news cuttings. These days English is used in his working life.

A foreign teacher helped this student to improve his speaking skills in secondary school. He also watches programming on BBC and CNN. He read a lot while preparing for IELTS, and also during a university language course.

A tutorial class for this student focused on pronunciation. She moved from the Mainland to Hong Kong in primary school. Her teacher asked her to read the South China Morning Post.

NETs played games with this Investment Management major, and told her about the culture and experience in their own countries. She reads textbooks in English but reads Chinese in her spare time.

Learning how to cover up the bad points in an argument made university debating classes interesting for this student. She liked how the characters interacted with each other in Harry Potter.

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.

DSE revision helped this student’s spoken English. He read for the SBA part of the DSE but forgets the name of the book. He also likes science fiction.

English Week was held in this Arts major’s primary school. He had a NET in junior high and took a university language enhancement course.

Preparing for the GRE was a multiple-stage process for this Engineering major. She was positively influenced by an article on education which she read in a tutorial school.

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.

A secondary school teacher used movies to teach this Accounting major vocabulary and writing. She didn’t read many English books.

A lecturer encouraged students in this English major’s class to write with a clear mind by turning off the lights. Although Tuesdays with Morrie was a compulsory read, he enjoyed it.

Revising for the use of English A-level paper was the highlight of this student’s English language learning which also involved reading past papers. His English reading centres on course material.

Interesting readings and activities have made university English lessons attractive to this Nursing major. After watching the movie Sherlock Holmes, she read the book but it was difficult for her.

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.

Learning foul language in secondary school was meaningful for this student because he now knows if someone is scolding him. He likes popular science books such as The Feynman Lectures on Physics.

Interviewing tourists at Stanley during secondary school boosted this Science major’s confidence in speaking English. She read Les Misérables.

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.

NETs who allowed active learning in the classroom impressed this Cultural Management major. In secondary school, he was forced to buy the SCMP and read it.

A tutor helped this Engineering major with the DSE by teaching him sentence patterns and expanding his vocabulary. The lessons were boring but effective. He also recalls not being able to finish the reading component of the DSE.

An extra-curricular English class entertained this Accounting major in primary school because the teacher was funny. She read Gone with the Wind after watching the movie.

Secondary school learning for this Laboratory Science major involved group discussions with classmates. She read a short story about human rights in a class.

A variety of reading materials prepared by her teacher allowed this Law student to learn the language in different contexts. The English used in legal judgements is difficult to understand.

Nerves got the better of this Accounting major when she was the first speaker for a school debate. Her mum bought a Mitch Albom book for her in primary school but it was years later that she could finally understand the story.