A secondary school teacher guided this student and her classmates to identify the parts of speech in newspaper articles. Watching a drama performance, also in secondary school, was an enriching experience.

An exchange to Cambridge enabled this Nursing major to learn spoken English through daily communication and dramas. She reads TIME magazine occasionally.

This Nursing major attended secondary school classes where an English teacher played his guitar and sang his own songs. He was surprised when he received a book about animals from the teacher.

Studying in the UK let this Law major talk to native speakers using everyday language. It took him some time to get used to reading law. He read The Sun, The Daily Mirror and The Independent. Now he reads TIME to get news from an international perspective.

Tutorials provided primary school students opportunities to improve speaking skills. Secondary school English classes focused on formal writing styles. Now this biochemistry major writes lab reports, reads academic papers and improves vocabulary with the help of professors, dictionary, Google and Wikipedia.

Learning AP English gave this student a reason to love the language again. She read Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in six hours because she couldn’t put it down. Nowadays, she reads from a Kindle.

A student enjoys English quiz games in university. She took part in English day camps during primary school. She did book reports and read the newspaper in secondary school.

A university English course allowed this student to become an active participant of the class. She had a horrible experience reading Shakespeare’s sonnets and recommends Charles Dickens for children.

Liberal Studies classes were an interesting way to learn more than grammar and vocabulary for this English Teaching major. She has read What If and says newspapers can broaden students’ thinking.