The rapid development of the internet signalizes the arrival of the information age which calls for the further reform of foreign language teaching （FLT）. In recollection

theoretical innovation and technological progress have always been a blessing for the initiation

deepening and development of the reform in the field of FLT. This paper discusses

from a historical point of view

the role theoretical innovation and technological progress have played in the promotion of FLT with a focus on the net-induced FLT reform and thereby raises the writer’s tentative views on this issue.