abstract: over the past few years, the internet has emerged as a prominent new technology. as the use of the internet is widespread in numerous fields and domains, without a doubt, it also carries great potential for educational use, specifically second and foreign language education. this paper will therefore try to explore the issue of the internet as a teaching aid, or as a teaching medium for english teaching and learning in china, through focusing on the following aspects: 1) the current state of call in china; 2) pedagogical benefits of the internet in english teaching and learning; 3) its implication in english classroom in china.

key words: internet, current state, pedagogical benefits, implication.