Interacting with other gamers online has broadened this Business major’s language skills. He feels comfortable chatting online because he can speak without focusing on grammar. He reads The Economist weekly but may miss the meaning of sentences even with a dictionary.

A university English course led by a foreign teacher allowed this Engineering major to exchange ideas with students from other disciplines. She was required to read extensively in a university course on China.

Reading the Oxford Dictionary in his first year of high school exposed this Management major to a lot of vocabulary. He reads the Financial Times and books about trading.

A teacher in high school sparked this Policy major’s interest in English. Even though she had to read a lot to prepare for IELTS, she found it valuable when she made progress. She browses English websites such as Facebook.

Watching the Harry Potter and Star Wars movies with Chinese subtitles facilitated English learning for this Information Technology major. He read newspapers and the dictionary when he was younger but now prefers watching YouTube and movies.

Creating a new ending for Dead Poets Society made this English Education major think more about the movie. He could understand very little from Possession: A Romance in a university literature course. His favourite book is 1984.

Studying in the UK allowed this Politics major to learn English by talking to people. She got different IELTS reading scores in her two sittings. She read several pages of Harry Potter.

A fresh grad, who works as a flight attendant, enrolled in an English course to improve her grammar skills. Research for her final year project involved reading academic papers with complex vocabulary.

Conducting interviews with foreign tourists made this Business Analysis major very nervous. He loves reading Sherlock Holmes and he would refer to the Chinese version when he has trouble with the English one.

This student read the Twilight series and then watched the movies to help improve her English.

A passionate secondary school teacher worked with this Psychology major over 3 years to prepare for the DSE. She likes books by Khaled Hosseini including The Kite Runner. She reads Psychology reference books too.

Student-centred teaching provided greater flexibility for this English major to explore the literature world. Reading books such as The Martian placed her in a different world.

A three-week English programme in an international school involved playing basketball, dodge ball and performing a drama. It is difficult for this Psychology major to understand some of the vocabulary used in his course.

This Business major spent her kindergarten years in Canada where she learnt English through pictures, actions and words. She read fiction in the library every day during primary school. Her favourite authors are Christopher Pike and Diana Wynne Jones. She now reads online stories and blogs.

An IELTS course helped improve this Bilingual Studies major’s English. She came across some new terms and theories in a design course but couldn’t grasp the meaning even with a dictionary. She read The Vampire Diaries because of the TV show.

University language classes required this Economics major to work with international students in English and other languages. She had to read The New York Times for one of her courses.

Chatting and playing board games in small group tutorials created a relaxing learning environment for this Journalism major. A competition in secondary school inspired her to read Pride and Prejudice, The Art of Racing in the Rain, The Phantom of the Opera and other books

Watching American TV shows formed part of this Social Science major’s English learning. He has some friends from the UK and also worked with British students for two years.

This student’s mother enrolled her in an activity-rich tutorial programme with foreign English teachers in the Mainland. As a postgraduate student in Hong Kong, she enjoys English textbooks. She has read Harry Potter. She likes printed books.

Secondary school drama classes exposed this student to rhyming. The classes also helped her conversation skills. She reads textbooks to prepare for IELTS.

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.

Group work helped this student improve in high school. She reads books to learn more about her major and uses a dictionary for complicated words.

An interest in learning English helped this Gender Studies major make a lot of progress. She loves Romeo and Juliet. Frankenstein is inspiring. Mary Shelly has an insight into personality and humanity.

An English course assignment involved making a video about the happiness of the Hong Kong people. This Physics major reads papers before carrying out experiments.

A study programme in Australia during Form Four allowed this Finance major to experience more interactive English classes. He explored self evaluation while reading The Art of Thinking.

The BBC website and movies like X-Men supplemented learning through textbooks for this Science major. Reading English books is difficult because there are many words he doesn’t understand. He practises spoken English for job interviews.

Moving to Hong Kong changed this graduate student’s focus on reading from textbooks to the poetry of Pablo Neruda. He was embarrassed when he couldn’t ask a question using English during a forum.

The speaking skills that this Hotel Management major acquired in secondary school are transferrable to university studies. Morning reading session at school developed her reading interests.

Joining a summer camp required this Business major to speak English with students from other countries. It was challenging for him when he first read university course material in English.

TV drama and movies taught this Chinese major how to use English. She didn’t enjoy doing a lot of reading exercises in secondary school.

University language classes have given this Engineering major more opportunities to speak, which is helpful for daily communication. He reads library books related to his major.

Communicating with foreigners in an exhibition was a chance for this Social Work major to put what she learnt into practise. She presented a piece of news in a university English class.

A teacher used jokes and group work instead of PowerPoint to enable this Engineering major to learn academic English. She finds reading TIME useful because it exposes her to new vocabulary.

Drama classes in this student’s secondary school involved improvisation. He says it helped improve communication for daily life. He will read something related to his hobbies.

This Geography major had a hard time transitioning from a CMI primary school to an EMI secondary school. She finally understood the book Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? after a few years of university studies.

Watching videos and reading online about gaming beefed up this Business major’s speaking skills. He read Cloud Atlas after watching the movie.

Speaking to exchange students during English Corner provided this Business major an opportunity to practise. She has to read many business case studies for her major.

This Biotechnology major found it difficult to understand her English teacher’s accent in secondary school. She read the Harry Potter series in Chinese and then in English. Jane Eyre is one of her favourite books.

A university language course with a smaller class size gave this Business major more chances to speak. Reading different types of texts such as poems for literature class broadened her horizons.

Performing a drama enabled this Communication graduate to use English in real life. Watching movies improved her language, especially her spoken English.