LET: The Treasure Hunt Club

Marcel Van Amelsvoort
（Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign Studies）
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Hello everyone. Welcome to the last Treasure Hunt of 2005. This month we’
ll look at two very different things: podcasts and Christmas. Actually
they might not be so unrelated. You see, Santa knows what you want for
Christmas: an iPod (preferably a nano, right?). And what do you want to
do with your new toy? Well, of course you want to listen to music but
most likely you are also interested in podcasts. The name seems to be
everywhere this year. Podcasts are being used at universities all over
the US and they are being spoken about as a great revolution in
education. Well, they might not be that revolutionary, but they are
certainly a new and exciting tool for educators everywhere. Podcasts are
basically long listening files (think of recorded lectures or radio
programs) that can be downloaded and listened to later from any device
that can play sound files. You don’t need an iPod, in fact, you can use
your home computer, but part of the attraction of podcasts is that you
can listen to them anywhere at your convenience.

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Marcel Van Amelsvoort
（Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign Studies）
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Hello again everyone. First, my apologies. One of the links for the
games last month was missing, or rather in its place was another link.
Here is the correct link for WordHunt:
(http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/game/wordhunt/ ). The focus of this
month’s column will be on stories. We’ll be looking at stories in
January as well, but this month we’ll be looking at stories with
listening elements, or stories that are read to you.

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Marcel Van Amelsvoort
（Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign Studies）
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Hello again everyone. This month we’ll take a look at some games you
can use for a few minutes of class time to add a little fun. The web is,
of course, full of games, but I’ve tried to choose some that are simple
and accessible for students.

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Marcel Van Amelsvoort
（Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign　Studies）
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Hello everyone. This month we’re going to look at vocabulary or rather,
we’re going to look at sets of two tools that can be used to look at
texts and organize the vocabulary for learning.

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Marcel Van Amelsvoort
（Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign　Studies）
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Welcome back everyone. This month we complete our look at sites that can
be used to develop the four skills of English: listening, reading,
speaking, and writing. This month we’ll look at writing. Some of the
sites listed in last month’s column on speaking can also be used for
writing assignments. The web is a great place to turn to find things to
write about and the sites I introduced last month can help with that.
But the Internet also offers new options for the teaching of writing,
options that can make writing more interactive, meaningful, and much
more exciting.

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