Forming study groups enabled this Urban Studies major to learn English with his friends in secondary school. He read Percy Jackson and discussed the book with his friends.
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Watching Harry Potter during a secondary school English class helped relieve the pressure for this Business major. Reading books such as The Fault in Our Stars can improve English.
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A teacher said that this Business major could learn a lot from movies and TV shows. She felt excited about watching Harry Potter, her first English movie in secondary school. She finds it difficult to understand books despite knowing the meaning of individual words.
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Doing group projects with foreign students improved this English major’s language ability. He felt a sense of connection with the characters in Mrs Dalloway which he read for a university course.
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A secondary school teacher helped this Translation major to appreciate English through movies and newspapers. She is touched by the book Letters to Sam. She likes to watch vlogs on YouTube.
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A NET talking about life made this Business major enjoy lessons. She reads Wikipedia and journals. She watched Kingsman: The Secret Service which let her learn the accent.
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Reading scientific articles and the South China Morning Post helped expand this Biology major’s vocabulary. It takes him more time to read books than the news because of the different vocabulary involved. He read Dear John and then watched the movie.
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Drama lessons taught by a NET allowed this Law major to practise spoken English. A law case she read is similar to a TV drama. She had to submit book reports every month in secondary school.
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Playing World of Warcraft motivated this Film major to learn vocabulary and communication. He read sci-fi books about the future world.
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Learning street dance motivated this English major to watch video tutorials. His friend gave him the book Paper Towns in which he came across the poet Walt Whitman. Aimless Love by Billy Collins is his favourite poetry collection. He also likes In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
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Coming from a CMI school, this Language major had done extra self-practice to prepare for the DSE. She realises learning back then was particularly productive. Her reading interest ranges from fantasy novels such as Howl’s Moving Castle to romance like One Day.
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English language opportunities in university are not the same as drama in school. She says she might read more in English if she sees a movie and wants to find out more in the book version.
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Reading The Merchant of Venice was very difficult for this Engineering major as he had to check the dictionary for every line. His teacher always told him to read the South China Morning Post but he thinks the articles on the BBC are much easier to understand.
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Secondary school NET teachers from the US used poems, songs and dramas to create an interesting learning environment. This Cultural Studies major learnt a lot through the lyrics of Leona Lewis. She read Twilight and The Hunger Games.
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When this Architecture major was small, she moved to the US and acquired English naturally by making friends. Reading a book for American literature class in elementary school was a big challenge.
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A student made more friends using English while on a study tour to Singapore during primary school. She attended tutorials to prepare for the DSE exam. She wrote reports after completing books in the English reading scheme.
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In kindergarten, a foreign teacher played games and watched videos with this HR major. She doesn’t like reading.
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Travelling to the US for a Form 3 summer camp made this Medical student feel she lacked speaking skills. She read Harry Potter and watched the film. She uses an online dictionary and translation apps.
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English Wednesdays in secondary school let this Business major chat with language ambassadors and teachers. Reading The Student Standard taught her vocabulary.
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Having a tutor helped this English major learn according to her needs. While reading Matilda in secondary school, her class also performed dramas and writing exercises.
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The teacher in this Science major’s university English class invited students to do drama containing special phrases. She reads online short stories derived from movies like Iron Man or Captain America.
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English is not as interesting as some people think. A great teacher helped this Music major to appreciate poetry, to analyse what the writer was thinking, and to understand hidden meanings.
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A private tutor helped this student improve and inspired him to become an English teacher. He read the works of George Orwell and Noam Chomsky as he was a student of both literature and linguistics.
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Finding out about the Book Fair from his friends, this Transport Worker went to the event to browse for titles about gaming and the Japanese. Harry Potter is funny because of the power of spells.
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Secondary school English classes involved performing drama and singing for this Business major. The Five People You Meet in Heaven is one of his favourite books. He wants to read more English books to improve his proficiency.
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English only days in secondary school were a good learning opportunity for this student. Reading newspapers focusing on economics and finance is helpful for his major in Accounting.
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Syllabaries in kindergarten marked the beginning of this student’s English learning. In primary, he used pictures to remember vocabulary and did “tons” of grammar exercises.
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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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Movies made this Law major’s class engage in discussions. He discussed an article in TIME with his friends. His favourite book is 1984.
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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.
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A pre-reading activity for a crime story fostered this Physics major’s creativity. Participating in the Battle of the Books made him memorise the selected titles. Reading allows him to imagine.
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A student has fun memories of a drama workshop in Form Two. She doesn’t read much English but would be interested in something funny. She uses English to read course material about nursing.
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Watching a video of Sudanese refugees for an SBA assignment made this Translation major realise the importance of English for essential communication. She reads TIME and The Atlantic.
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Attending a summer camp motivated this Design major to speak in English when returning to school. She was required to read English newspapers in secondary school and she sometimes reads The Times.
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A Book Fair vendor says he likes sci-fi and will read non-stop until he finishes a book. He says sci-fi is less about learning and more about excitement. He has read Star Trek and Harry Potter.
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Staying in the UK for a month exposed this Biotechnology major to different accents and English culture. She read Heart of Darkness in junior high school and could not follow it at that time.
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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.
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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.
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Learning about Britain from a NET in high school made this Computer Science major more interested in the language.