Publishing details International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Research Reports 1999, Volume Editor: Robyn Tulloh IELTS Australia Pty Limited, ACN 008 664 766, Incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory, Web: www.ielts.org © 1999 IELTS Australia This publication is copyright Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission Enquiries should be made to the publisher National Library of Australia, Cataloguing-in-Publication Data, 1999 ed, IELTS Research Reports 1999 Volume ISBN 86403 021