Multilingual aspects of a multimedia database of learning materials

Abstract This article presents a summary of approaches to the development of multilingual software and relevant multicultural issues. It gives a definition of multilinguality and moves on to present a framework for a multilingual database of learning materials. In this context, a general specification of multilingual aspects of a browser system are presented. In addition, the article considers the multicultural aspects of a database of learning materials. A number of problems are identified which need to be dealt with in this context.