ABSTRACT
Modern computer applications, particularly the Internet, have expanded the body of instructional materials and opportunities available to faculty and students. The vast stores of information available on the Internet represent the largest body of interdisciplinary resources in history. These resources contain a wealth of information from archives, libraries, and databases all over the world, including texts, graphics, sound files, software, and fullmotion video (Warschauer, 1996a). With its extensive collection of reading materials and numerous contexts for meaningful written communication, the Internet engenders a highly motivating learning environment that encourages students to interact with language in new and varied ways (Pennington, 1996). Consequently, the Internet has tremendous potential as a resource in content-based ESL instruction, where it may be used to teach students the language and research skills they will need in their mainstream college courses.
