LET: The Treasure Hunt Club

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■ The Treasure Hunt Club No. 78
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January 2012 Treasure Hunt
Marcel Van Amelsvoort
神奈川県立国際言語文化アカデミア
Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Language and Culture
Studies

Happy New Year everyone. This month I have another list of
different sites. They are interesting things that I found
out about in the last few months but that didn’t fit into
other columns.

First up is something that is hard to classify. It is more
of an idea than a site, and to be honest, I have not tried
to use it with my own learners. I just know that it is very
simple and emotionally powerful. It is called Dear
Photograph. It is a collection of photos uploaded by many
different people. They are all photos of old photos taken in
the same location as the original. If that seems hard to
imagine, just visit the site and you will immediately
understand. The images are wonderfully evocative and I think
having learners try out this new form of art could be an
excellent lead-in to a writing or speaking task.
http://dearphotograph.com/

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December 2011 Treasure Hunt
Print Resources
Marcel Van Amelsvoort
Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Language and Culture
Studies

Wow, the year is almost over. To be honest, I can’t say it
has been a great year―the earthquake and tsunami and
radiation have been hard for many, many people. I really
hope that the new year brings better things.

This month I’d like to introduce some print resources. They
are all books that are or were available in print format,
but that you can download for free in pdf format. They are
made available through the kindness of their authors and
that is one reason they are special. The other reason is
that they are just really good resources. So please take a
look, download what you like, and leave a thank-you message
if you can.

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October 2011 Treasure Hunt
PowerPoint Games and More Offline Game Resources
Marcel Van Amelsvoort （Kanagawa Prefectural College of
Foreign Studies)

In a previous column, I introduced game resources online for
teachers who have no opportunity to use the internet in
class. At that time, the focus was on games that could be
printed out and brought to class
(http://www.toolsforeducators.com/boardgames/, for example).

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