【正文】 1996。 Miller, 1997, Benson amp。 Brown, 2020。 ) In China, the Ministry of Education put great emphasis on autonomous learning, issuing the earliest version of English Syllabus for Senior High Schools in 2020, claiming in black and white that the students‘a(chǎn)utonomous learning should be fostered and enhanced in their learning of English language. The document is regarded as a vital evidence for the students acquiring autonomous individualized learning approaches and the advancement of their autonomous learning. In the last 20 years, educationalists in China show great interest in autonomous learnig. (LiHong,1998。WangDuqin,2020。PangWeiguo,2020。WangZhijiang,2020； DengJinzhou,2020。Heqiaoyan 2020。 DongKefa,2020。 Eightthree for senior middle school。s World Expo are typical examples. Now it‘s an age with an explosion of knowledge and information． In order to survive in such a rapidly changing world， learners should arm themselves with knowledge and skills, which will be a great help for them to live successfully and independently in society throughout their life． Society has e up with its demands on education, which are greatly affecting education． As the result of that, educationalists are interested in developing the students‘ ability to learn, as a result of which they are keen on developing autonomous learning and treat it as an educational goal ． As for information age， every one has to cope with a great deal of information and know well this changing society, so that they can lead the world． The knowledge given at school is impossible for one to use all one‘s life． Just as Crabbe stated： ―Society does not have the resources to provide the level of personal instruction needed by all its members in every area of learning so that individuals must be able to provide for their own learning needs.‖ This shows that individuals should actively take responsibility for their learning in a selfdirected manner but not rely on ?others‘, whether teachers or educational institutions， just to plan or anize their learning for them at their own pace with proper method of their own． In addition， it is the necessity of lifelong learning. It‘s known to all that it is not always easy for learners to get a teacher to satisfy learners‘ personal need to learn because teachers do not always approach learner39。 psychological and physiological features as well as cognitive levels and emotional needs, ninelevel requirements are made for the capacity of integrating language use and autonomous learning in the National English Curriculum. The requirements are gradual and stepbystep. With the development of students39。 directing and encouragements. From level 1 to level 4, autonomous learning is described as students showing the interests and curiosity for study contents and the confidence in their own learning ability. Level 5 and 6 are a transferring station from junior English to senior English for students39。s more, even tentatively use documents for daily writing. The Layout of the thesis Chapter One begins with the brief introductions to the background of the autonomous learning research and then pay more attention to the features of rural high school students and necessity of the study. Chapter Two reviews the researches on autonomous learning abroad and at home. The researches in the west have something in mon in concern with autonomy and independence, offering new understanding of the principles of autonomy and independence on educational structures and methods. Chapter Three states the basic issues of autonomous learning to lay a theoretical basis for the present study. Firstly, the definition of autonomous learning is introduced and then es the theoretical background, requirements for autonomous learning in the new English curriculum standards for senior high school and the factors affecting on autonomous learning. In the following part, principles and specific effective ways of fostering autonomous learning are demonstrated. At the end, the learningplan teaching model for autonomous learning is introduced. Chapter Four demonstrates the experiment on autonomous learning in rural Xindianzi High School. With one school year39。 David Little1991。Kenning， 1997). Some on the application of practise in autonomy and independence. (Boud 1988； Candy 1998； Dickinson 1988 and 1993； Lee 1998； Cotteral 1993； Marshall 1996； Nunan 1997). The researches in the west have something in mon in concern with autonomy and independence, offering new understanding of the principles of autonomy and independence on educational structures and methods. At the same time, these researches have a great effect on some methodological and pedagogical creations, which generally are called as selfdirected learning, autonomous learning or independent learning(Little 1991).Humanism, social cognition, constructivism as well as the learnercentered approach(Nunan， 1 988) all emphasize and support learners39。s interactionism (Piaget， 1977)， learning takes place when learners actively construct their own understanding and knowledge through their interaction with the world around them, more importance is put to learners‘ cognition， personality and motivation． In addition， to foster autonomous learning, these researches not only focus on responsibility and involvement of learners but also on critical reflection ( David Little1991。voller,1997： 134). That is, it is beliefs and attitudes that will affect learners to act in some ways in learning process. 9 The research on autonomous learning in China The studies above are based on the western context, which is different from that of China. Different contexts are likely to produce different practices and outes(Chan， 2020). A perso