当前外语教学普遍存在很多问题,比如观念问题,课程和专业设置问题,学生的知识结构问题等,以至于学生往往缺乏学习的能力,无法更好的适应社会生活和工作。因此,在外语教学中注重培养学生的自主学习能力就显得尤为重要。本文浅谈了当前外语教学存在的问题,并着重从五个方面分析如何培养大学生的自主学习能力,以便在进入社会后能更好的实现终身学习。 At present, many problems exist in foreign language teaching, such as the problem of concept, the problem of curriculum and specialty setting, the problem of knowledge structure of students, and so on. As a result, students often lack the ability to learn and can not adapt to social life and work. Therefore, it is particularly important to focus on cultivating students’ autonomous learning ability in foreign language teaching. This article briefly talks about the existing problems in foreign language teaching and focuses on how to cultivate students’ autonomous learning ability from five aspects in order to better achieve lifelong learning after entering the society.