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ntsituation and development trend of this subject, bear rigid and pragmatic learning style,independent research competence and practical abilities and be competent for the foreignlanguage teaching and research work.This Graduate Training Program calls for the independent research competence, practicalabilities, and competence for the foreign language teaching and research work, showing theimportance of cultivating the learners’ research competence and the competence of dealingwith practical problems, which has great impacts on the quality of graduate education andgraduate’s professional development.Besides, in recent years, more and more researches are interested in the postgraduates’research competence in our context. Xue Tianxiang (2001) puts forward that since theemergence of postgraduate education, the emphasis of academy has become the tradition ofpostgraduate education. At present, more researches focus on the cultivation of postgraduates’research competence, evaluation of the quality of graduates’ education and education patterns(Duan Li, 2003; Luo Yaocheng, 2005; Wang Xuemei, 2005; Kang Minshu, 2005; Zhang Delu,2005). So under the context, investigating the current situation of English postgraduates’academic research competence and how to develop the competence can help enhance theirresearch competence.Some researchers and scholars believe that autonomy has something to do with thedevelopment of the postgraduates’ research competence, and accordingly, more researchesfocus on the studies of cultivation of learner autonomy (Wang Duqin, 2002; He Lianzhen, 2003;Pang Weiguo, 2003; Zhou Li, 2006; Dai Weidong and Wang Xuemei, 2009). Wang (2009)points out that the theory of autonomous learning provides some enlightenment for Englishpostgraduates. (1) English postgraduates are adult learners, whose cognitive and affective levelis beneficial to autonomous learning; (2) The strength of the English postgraduates’ academicresearch competence is to some extent dependent on their autonomous learning ability.Therefore, it is necessary and indispensable to explore the relationship between the theory ofautonomous learning and development of postgraduates’ academic research competence.However, according to the literature review, there is lack of research concerning this topic.Therefore, it is urgent to explore how autonomy can enhance the development of theiracademic research competence.I am one of the English major postgraduates to learn the research-oriented course byautonomy. When I begin the lesson, I come across some difficulties, such as, my incorrectunderstanding about research and lack in knowledge about academic research standard,empirical research methods and some learning theories, which make me, feel embarrassed.What’s worse, I do not communicate or discuss with other learners due to lack of confidence.Therefore, I find it is quite difficult for me to solve the problems, I want to quit. However, asthe course marches on, I realize that learner autonomy really brings some benefits in mylearning: my understanding about research changes, my degree of engagement in and withresearch activities deepens, my autonomy in researching is to a large extent enhanced and myresearch competence is to some extent promoted. Then I am becoming more and moreautonomous in my learning.Therefore, in order to solve the problems in promoting the postgraduates’ researchcompetence mentioned above, autonomy is an essential means for them to improve theirlearning quality and