有別於其他英語學習工具，黃錢其濂的新書「學好英文」“A Basic Course in English and Poetry” 讓讀者由最基本的英語開始，透過大量例子，指出香港學生特別容易出錯的地方，再進一步讓讀者領略英詩的特質及欣賞方法。「學好英文」“A Basic Course in English and Poetry”是黃錢其濂首本英語學習/參考教材，附有問題集及答案，尤其適合中學生閱讀，有助他們以務實眼光及活用態度「學好英文」。

「政壇鳳凰女」黃錢其濂 ── 一個香港人熟悉的名字：前社會福利署署長、衞生福利司、及後轉戰立法會，並以最高票數當選為立法會功能組別議員等，大家都知道她是政府高官、議員；但大家也知道黃太是英語專家及註冊英語專業教師──她在聖保祿女子中學、新法書院等任教英語，並移居澳紐從事寫作、詩及劇本創作，更是首位香港華人獲邀在紐西蘭奧克蘭大學舉辦的國際論壇Rising Dragons, Soaring Bananas國際大會做主講者。黃太近年活躍於英語教學。她在遵理及其他中學舉辦特別課程，透過英語寫作，話劇及詩詞，加強學生對英文的認識與興趣。今年應「政府山關注組」之邀在香港大學展出了她的兩首英詩：“Ode to Government Hill” 及 “The Missing Twin: the Old Star Ferry Clock & Queen's Pier”，均已收錄於此書中。

“…. for a foreign student learning the correct usage of the English language, it is important to remember that language must be learned and used. Memory comes from frequent use. It is also important to remember that there is beauty in simplicity. Often the best English is clear, plain and simple English which is stylistically rich in the use of appropriate figures of speech poetically. Poetry, after all, is the soul of any language.” – Libby Wong

Students taking the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) examination will find this book particularly useful, as there is an elective topic called “Learning English through poems and songs” in the Writing paper. The more they know about poems and how to appreciate poetry, the more ideas they will have, which will translate into a higher score.

Libby's book takes us through the broad spectrum of the language, from the simple rules of grammar to the more complex facets such as derivation of words from other languages and distinctive forms of speech peculiar to English. She offers sound advice to the serious student: read, listen, speak; and, let me add, practice as well.