he concept of Autonomy was first developed in Western countries in the 1970s with regards to foreign language teaching． Scholars have practically brought forth different terms for different concepts． In China ，though ，Autonomous Learning and Learner Autonomy have been taken to cover almost all the subjects relevant to Autonomy． This interpretation is basically not the original implication of Autonomous Learning． The ambiguity might be traced to deviated understanding and a deficient per- spective of the supporting learning environment in China． Consequently ，the ambiguity distracted the practical application and af- fected the implementation of reforms． Teachers and students have lost confidence in Autonomy ，whilst they have not benefited from the experience． This paper explores the localization of the concept of Autonomy ，in comparison with Self-instructed Learn- ing ，in China．