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Internet has been used globally in almost every aspects of life. It helps people to do better and faster. Especially in education, internet is known as the golden key to intelligence. Not only as learning media in the classroom, it even can be useful for self-learning. On internet, English is used as a tool of communication; language of the instructions and language of the users. Considering the growth of its use in Indonesia, it is interesting to analyze how internet helps students master English. This study uses qualitative method to analyze the use of internet as learning media to master English as a foreign language by students of English Education Study Program Universitas Potensi Utama. It is to help students be aware of the technology in their hands and to use it wisely. Specifically, their involvement in social media applications is fascinating to be discussed. Their opinion about internet is also needed to map the use of internet itself. The result of this study shows that internet is used as entertainment and learning media by the students. The fact that internet offers an unlimited access to knowledge is utilized by most of them. The most used application they use to learn English is dictionary and social media.