本文试图通过访谈和课堂观察,从定性研究的角度对大学生英语自主学习能力进行深入的调查研究。四位受访者为天津某高校的四名非英语专业的大一学生。定性研究结果显示,四位受访者具有一定的自主学习能力,但在策略使用、材料选择和评价和自我管理方面还有待提高,或者说“后摄自主学习者”更适合中国学生。 This paper attempts to conduct an in-depth investigation and study of college students’ self-learning ability of English from the perspective of qualitative research through interviews and classroom observation. The four respondents were four non-English freshmen in a Tianjin university. Qualitative research results show that the four respondents have a certain degree of self-learning ability, but they still need to be improved in strategy use, material selection and evaluation and self-management, or “self-learner” is more suitable for Chinese students.