An Investigation Of The Students' Application Of Autonomous Learning Strategies In English Reading In Senior High School

Autonomous learning is an important subject in the educational research. It is not only a form of effective learning, but also an aim of teaching. Nowadays, the teaching skills of autonomous learning are adopted commonly by many countries, and new teaching theories and learning strategies are formed basically. As a result, achievements are made in practical teaching. The autonomous learning strategy training effectively actualized is consistent with the need of the new high school curriculum reformation in China. And English reading ability is another important aim in English studying. But, in China, traditional teaching and learning patterns are leading to the inferior ability condition in English reading, which becomes the drawbacks that prevent English reading teaching from developing.In this background, the thesis scans the situation about the autonomous learning strategies using in English reading in senior high schools, aiming at finding out the situation and complexion in which the teachers and students in senior high schools use autonomous learning strategies to deal with English reading. The author of the thesis is especially concerned about the Senior Two students'condition, for the stage in Senior Two has its own characteristics, and significance which shouldn't be ignored.First, the thesis states the concept, content, features and strategies of autonomous learning, and at the same time sums up the concept, theories and strategies of English reading. Also the thesis explores the relationship between autonomous learning and English reading.After that, the author investigates the real situation in high school. So in the next part, the thesis contains the objectives, subjects, instruments, data collection procedures and analysis of the investigation. There is a questionnaire designed to examine the situation of the Senior Two students'autonomous learning strategies applied to English reading and to get information from the students in Mudanjiang Number Two Senior Middle School. The author finds out that the students in her school have different degrees of ability in different aspects of autonomous learning. The students have their own aims in learning English and they know the significance of learning English well. They wish to learn the English well and have confidence to grasp the language. What they desire most is to use the autonomous learning strategies and reading strategies in their English study to improve their English level. But tradition teaching models and methods suppress the learning interests of the students. The lack of study strategies stops the students from making progress in their study too. So it is a must to change learning methods and learning habits. The author interviews all the teachers, and analyzes the problems from them.In the end, the thesis gives the advice about how to teach and study autonomous learning strategies, according to the results of the investigation and the interview.The author hopes that her thoughts can give a hand to the teachers and students who want to train and form good autonomous leaning habits and good reading abilities, especially to the students who are lacking in learning strategies.