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Through the Internet, students can gain access to a great variety of resources and up-date information in the hypertext or multimedia format. The Internet can be a good tool for English language teaching in Korea in that it provides students with a rich amount of authentic material and opportunities of contact with native speakers. This paper suggests ways of integrating the Internet into the EFL reading and writing classes for Korean college students. First, this study discusses general features of the Internet including possibilities and benefits of using the Internet in the EFL classrooms in Korea and some elements of a well-designed program of Internet-based instruction. Then it proposes a pilot program for reading and writing through the Internet. The syllabus consists mainly of newspaper summaries, various rhetorical categories of writing, and participation in the International Writing Exchange. Most students who participated in the pilot classes for two semesters responded positively to the internet-based reading and writing classes. Finally, this study introduces some Web sites useful for the EFL reading and writing activities.