The rapid expansion of information and communication technology (ICT) is affecting foreign language education.This paper asserts that ICT has led foreign language education to a new era.However,there are wide disparities in access to ICT,both among and within countries.A notion known as the "digital divide" emerges to interpret these disparities.Developing countries,for the most part,have lagged behind using ICT.Consequently,getting ICT to reach wider beneficiaries and promoting the use of ICT in foreign language education seems to be imperative.This paper aims at finding ways out of the dilemma faced by developing countries.Based on some successful examples,it presents the current context in developing countries,analyses the barriers that restrain ICTs from widely spreading benefits and suggests relevant strategies at the local,national and global level,