Abstract:This paper is a summary of the 23 research papers published over the past eight years concerning internal factors of promoting learner autonomy among English majors. Based on the thorough reading of these papers, the author discusses about the definition of learner autonomy and the major internal factors, which can be studied through such perspectives as motivation, learning beliefs and attitudes, emotions, cognitive structure, and learning strategies. At the end of the paper the limitations found during the process of this summary is discussed. 

Key wards: learner autonomy, internal factors

摘要:本文内容是对过去八年间公开发表的23篇有关英语专业学生在推行自主学习过程中存在的内部因素的学术论文进行的综述。作者在认真阅读这些学术论文的基础上，从中找到了有关自主学习的定义，以及被普遍提及的在推行自主学习过程中存在的主要的内部因素，这些因素可以从下列角度展开研究：动机，学习信仰和态度，情绪，认知结构，和学习策略。本文最后将指出上述综述过程发现的局限。

关键词：自主学习，内部因素