Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in a Multimedia Environment

Abstract

This paper will describe my experiences and the subsequent evaluations of a number of case studies showing various applications of software and multimedia in the language classroom and in interdisciplinary projects.

One aim has been to integrate various types of courseware, such as dedicated packages and authoring programs, along with other electronic media like interactive video and audio, CD-ROM, electronic mail, databases, satellites etc. in the curriculum of secondary and further education.

Another aim has been to train both students and teachers in the organization of information retrieval and the exploitation of multimedia, and to evaluate the pros and cons of the new teaching and learning methodologies that emerge as a consequence of these strategies.