A special note shouid be made regarding the informants in this
study. As indicated earlier (in 2), they are English majors in the Faculty
of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University. Before becoming English majors,
these students, who in fact have passed the National University Entrance
Examinations with Faculty of Liberal Arts as their first or second choice,
have to sit for a further English Proficiency Test administered by the
English Department while they are in their first year.