Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Problem 1.2 Rationale 1.3 Summary Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework and Literature Review 2.1 Theoretical Framework 2.2 Literature Review 2.3 Summary Chapter 3 Methodology 3.1 Research Questions 3.2 Research Design 3.3 Population and Sample 3.4 Confidentiality, Access, and Informed Consent 3.5 Data Sources and Data Collection 3.6 Data Analysis 3.7 Researcher Positionality 3.8 Summary Chapter 4 Findings 4.1 The Participants 4.2 Initial Perception about General English and Academic Reading 4.3 Initial Perception Changed over Time 4.4 Perception Related to Actual Performance 4.5 Perception about Contributions of the Authentic Environment 4.6 Summary Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusion 5.1 Discussion 5.2 Implications 5.3 Limitations 5.4 Summary Appendices Appendix 1 Interview Protocol English Version Appendix 2 Interview Protocol Chinese Version References