Self-study is the inner path of intellectual and personality development, the decisive factor in each individual’s success, and the ability to adapt to the increasing demands of society. society. Self-learning plays an even more important role in the era of the fourth industrial revolution - the era of rapidly developing artificial intelligence and automation. Without good self-study skills, each individual will fall behind. But the development of science and technology also creates opportunities and conditions for each of us to have better methods and means of self-study. This article presents the concept and role of self-studying English for students and proposes some measures to help students have better self-study skills to meet the demands of human resources in the new era.