The OLE Publications Series of the Department of Teacher Education was created in late 1995 in order to give a forum for teachers and researchers to publish articles in English, French or German on themes and topics connected to the OLE Project (Open and Distance Learning in Teacher Education to Promote the European Dimension) coordinated by the Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki.
The OLE Publications series consists of articles dealing with media education, modern information and communication technologies (MICT), telematics, computer-mediated human communication (CMHC) and comparative education with a special view to the European Dimension.
At present, the series combines the interest areas of OLE and another European Union Open and Distance Learning (ODL) project called APPLAUD (A Programme for People to Learn At University-level at a Distance), also coordinated by the Department of Teacher Education of the University of Helsinki.
The present volume focuses on three converging areas of research: media education (ME), multiculturalism (MC) or multicultural education, and foreign language learning methodology (FLL). The purpose of this volume is to look for different ways of seeing the three in a common frame-work. My initial inspiration was born from Roblyer, Dozier-Henry & Burnette's article (1996, see References) in which they analyse technology and multicultural education. As I had been working on similar lines for years but also had a special emphasis on foreign language teaching and learning, it seemed natural to try to "triangulate" the three areas in one article.
I am most grateful for having the chance to add this article to the present series of the Department of Teacher Education. I hope this article will contribute to the full utilisation of both media education and multiculturalism in foreign language learning methodology.
My gratitude to Mr Kari Perenius for putting the final touches to the technical side of the publication.
Helsinki, March 31, 1997
Information About the Author
Seppo Tella is Professor of Media Education and Associate Professor of Foreign Language Education at the Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki. He is also Director of the Media Education Centre of the Department of Teacher Education and coordinates a number of European Union projects in open and distance learning as well as in telematics.
His main areas of research focus on analysing the concept of telelogically defined media education, modern information and communication technologies (MICT), telematics and open and distance learning (ODL), CALL (computer-assisted language learning), CELL (computer-enhanced language learning) and foreign language learning methodology. Professor Tella is also responsible for initial (preservice) and inservice teacher education courses at the Department.
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