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Coming up

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25
Mar
2021
Wed
30
Jun
2021

Team XI.5 works in Vientiane (2021)
LGTC (Vientiane)
After one full Covid-gap year, travel is possible again and we resume our cooperations!
Tue
27
Apr
2021
Sat
31
Jul
2021

2 Erasmus+ Staff Mobilities from Karlsruhe University of Education to Savannakhet University (English)
Savannakhet, Lao P.D.R.
CANCELLED - cf. last post "The Get-to-Laos Experience - a thriller"
Fri
30
Apr
2021
Sat
31
Jul
2021

3 Erasmus+ Staff Mobilities from Savannakhet University to Karlsruhe University of Education (4 staff: English, IT, Physics)
Karlsruhe, Germany
CANCELLED - lockdown in several provinces means prohibition to travel to Vientiane to pick up the passports and then catch the flight
Wed
22
Sep
2021
Fri
24
Sep
2021

"Relocating Research in Applied Linguistics" (Standortbestimmungen): 29th Conference for Applied Linguistics (Fremdsprachendidaktik) of the German Foreign Languages Research Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung, DGFF)
9:00 - 18:00University of Essen-Duisburg (online)
Conference homepage and programme, with three papers by researchers in our project (I. Martin, R. Dengler, M. Ye) in Section 7: "Decolonisation and Anti-racism in Applied Linguistics"
Thu
23
Sep
2021

"Bilateral decolonisation in Applied Linguistics and Research in Foreign Languages: A Case Study" - conference paper by I. Martin
(tba)University of Essen-Duisburg (online)
German title: "Bilaterale Dekolonisierung in der Fremdsprachendidaktik und Fremdsprachenforschung: ein Fallbeispiel"
Thu
23
Sep
2021

"Intercultural barriers in 'international' English course books at Savannakhet University, Laos" - conference paper by R. Dengler
(tba)University of Essen-Duisburg (online)
German title: "Interkulturelle Hindernisse in ‘internationalen’ Englischlehrbüchern an der Savannakhet University, Laos"
Thu
23
Sep
2021

"Decolonisation of foreign language teaching in China and Laos: Similarities and differences of Chinese and Lao EFL leaners’ misplacements of English stress focused on their L1 tone influence" - conference paper by M. Ye
(tba)University of Essen-Duisburg (online)

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Current development

Thu
12
Apr
2018
Tue
11
Apr
2023

University cooperation (MoU) between University of Education Karlsruhe (KUE) and Savannakhet University (SKU)
2018 - 2023Karlsruhe (Germany) and Savannakhet (Laos)
Joint research, teacher tandems, curriculum development, student and staff exchanges, conferences, seminars, and workshops
Fri
01
Jun
2018
Sat
31
Jul
2021

1st "Erasmus+ Mobility Programme" between University of Education Karlsruhe (SKU) & Savannakhet University (SKU): "Bi-directional learning and teaching"
2018-2021 Karlsruhe (Germany) and Savannakhet (Laos)
University of Education Karlsruhe and University of Savannakhet exchange of staff & doctoral candidates
Wed
01
Apr
2020
Sat
31
Jul
2021

Next Erasmus+ Mobilities 2020 are postponed to spring 2021
Spring 2021PH Karlsruhe
We will catch up later when we can travel and meet again.
Fri
01
Jan
2021
Mon
31
Jul
2023

2nd "Erasmus+ Mobility Programme" between Karlsruhe University of Education (KUE) and Savannakhet University (SKU): "Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education" (official start delayed by Covid-19)
2021 - 2023Karlsruhe (Germany) and Savannakhet (Laos)
Tue
27
Apr
2021
Sat
31
Jul
2021

2 Erasmus+ Staff Mobilities from Karlsruhe University of Education to Savannakhet University (English)
Savannakhet, Lao P.D.R.
CANCELLED - cf. last post "The Get-to-Laos Experience - a thriller"

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Recent Posts

“The Get-to-Laos Experience” – a thriller
“Letters from Laos” (Savannakhet, no. 5) – by Somsanouk Xayyavong
“Letters from Laos” (Savannakhet, no. 4) – by Sitsanou Phouthavong
A day in the life of an Erasmus+ student in state quarantine – by Chanthalakone Souydalay
Leya in Laos – light through the cracks!

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