Development of Students' Ability of Autonomous Learning in College English Teaching

Autonomous learning is the ability that learners should acquire in student-center class. How to foster the students' ability to study on their own has been probed for ages in English teaching.That many students lack the initiative to study and some teachers know little about autonomous learning, along with the insufficiency of the necessary equipment makes it hard for students to study on their own. It is necessary for teachers to create good environments and transform the traditional teaching methods. Stimulating students' lasting interests in study and developing their study strategies are also very important.