Resumen de Developing, implementing and accrediting multimedia courses for specific purposes in language departments
Panagiotidis Panagiotidis, Panagiotis Arvanitis
This paper presents a recently conducted experiment aiming at the development, implementation and accreditation of multimedia courses for specific purposes in foreign language departments. Considering the EU policy highlighted in the Action Plan 2004-2006 “Promoting language learning and linguistic diversity” and having in mind the new European frame emerged after the Bologna Declaration, the development of new skills through new academic curricula, seems inevitable. Several attempts have been made towards this direction, and many technological applications have been developed. These products have proved their efficiency especially in domains concerning knowledge management, content delivery and administration of the procedure of learning. However, from methodological as well as from technical point of view, weaknesses can be noticed. This paper presents an alternative proposal of a distance-learning study program, attempting on the one hand to offer traditional subjects such as literature and theatre in a technological environment, and on the other, to deliver courses for the development of new skills concerning language learning for specific purposes and the use of ICT.
