Self-directed learning is an important element in the recent education reform in Asian-Pacific countries. This study is concerned with self-directed English learning of primary students. Data from samples of 567 students from 6 Macau schools who were currently enrolled in lower primary and higher primary in the two grades were analyzed. In addition, two self-learning scales were included in the questionnaire. Three-way comparisons (gender, grade and language) on primary students’ perceptions of the usefulness of self-directed English learning strategies were undertaken. On the other hand, the students’ deployment of self-directed English learning strategies was also compared. Results were discussed in terms of implications to education reform in Macau. According to this research, the conclusions are as follows: 1. Female students have better self-directed English learning ability than male students. 2. Students with different year levels were found to have no statistically significant difference in the self-directed English learning ability. 3. Students with different teaching language were found to have no statistically significant difference in the usefulness of self-directed English learning ability but have significant difference in the deployment of self-directed English learning ability. (Students with English for teaching language have better self-directed English learning ability than students with Chinese for teaching language.) Keywords: Self-directed English Learning, Usefulness, Deployment

近年來，自我學習已成為亞太城市中教育改革的一個重要元素。本研究主要探討澳門小學生的英語自我導向學習能力，樣本數目以澳門6間分別就讀初小及高小兩個級別的學校共 567 名學生，以學生的基本資料（性別、年級及教學語言）進行研究分析。此外，透過問卷調查，探計澳門小學生在英語自我導向學習之學習策略的評價同時亦比較他們在英語自我導向學習上的應用，而研究結果將作為澳門教育改革的未來建議和探討。 綜合研究結果獲得以下結論: 一、女學生的英生自我導向學習能力較男學生好。 二、被訪學生在不同級別的英語自我導向學習能力不太顯著。 三、不同教學語言在英語自我導向學習之學習策略的評價沒有顯著差異，但在英語自我導向學習的應用上有顯著差異（以英交為教學語言的學生在英語自我導向 學習應用上較以中文為教學語言的學生好。） 關鍵字：英語自我導向學習、學習策略的評價、應用