While almost all the students who volunteered to participate in this study acknowledged in the interviews that their primary motivation for participation was the hope that they could achieve the coveted score of at least 7.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, as well as an Overall score of 7.0 – the English language proficiency requirement for an application for an Australian Skilled Independent Resident visa in 2010 or for Nursing Registration – only six out of the 40 students managed