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Bi-directional Learning and Teaching: Lao-German Projects and Tandems

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  • Partners
    • Ban Sikeud Primary School
    • Ban Phang Heng Lower Secondary School
    • Ban Phang Heng Primary School
    • Lao-German Technical College
    • Savannakhet University
    • Vocational Education Development Institute
    • Sunshine School
  • Teams
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    • Teams
      • Team XI (May 2021 – June 2021)
      • Team X (6 February – 18 March 2020)
      • Team IX (15 October 2019 – 15 January 2020)
      • Team VIII (19 February 2019 – 5 July 2019)
      • Team VII (18 September 2018 – 22 February 2019)
      • Team VI (18 February 2018 – 15 April 2018)
      • Team V (18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018)
      • Team IV (14 February – 10 April 2017)
      • Team III (15 September 2016 – 15 February 2017)
      • Team II (15 February – 31 March 2016)
      • Team I (27 October 2015 – 7 January 2016)
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      • Primary school English teachers
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      • Primary school English teachers
    • Sunshine School
  • Secondary education
    • Ban Phang Heng lower secondary school
      • Secondary school English teachers
      • Secondary school science teachers
      • Secondary school mathematics teachers
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  • Vocational education
    • Lao-German Technical College Vientiane
      • Vocational school English teachers
      • Location
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  • Higher education
    • Savannakhet University
      • Savannakhet University lecturers
    • National University of Laos
    • Vocational Education Development Institute
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  • Events
  • Timeline
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  • Press releases
  • Thanks
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Coming up

  • 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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