AMC LIMITED

AQUALEX Multimedia Consortium Ltd has been involved in aquatic science e-learning developments since 1999, when its first online aquaculture glossary AQUALEX was launched in 7 languages (English, French, Spanish, Norwegian, Italian, German, Greek).

The AMC mission

To build a framework of high-quality multilingual aquatic science resource materials helping scientists (and future scientists) to communicate fluently in their participation in today’s multilingual scientific community.

The AMC framework consists of three standalone components:

• Instant desktop access to high-quality glossaries for aquaculture, fish diseases and marine pollution in 13 languages. It is available in English, French, Spanish, Norwegian, Italian, German, Greek, Polish, Hungarian, Turkish, Portuguese, Swedish and Galician

• E-learning course materials in those European languages important for the aquatic sciences.
  

Subjects cover Fish Pathology (sea bass, turbot, carp, rainbow trout), Basic Techniques in Fish Haematology, Cost-effective feeding of fish in aquaculture, Quality Assurance Manual for promoting fish health and Marine Pollution. These are variously available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish

• Self-instructional online language modules at beginner and basic levels.

Available online in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish. Also available in printed manual at Beginner level.