All Posts, First impressions, Laos, Teams

Cultural landmarks in Vientiane – manifestations of Lao history

02
Apr
2019
by Vanessa Wecker
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Sightseeing in Vientiane by Team VIII

March 2^nd 2019, Saturday morning, 8:30 a.m.

One part of Team VIII – the team working in the schools and staying at “the villa” – is getting ready to be picked up … Read more

All Posts, Conference, Diplomatic relations, Global Citizenship

Lookahead to 2019 – German students represent the Lao PDR at National Model United Nations in New York

31
Dec
2018
by Shirin Ud-Din
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2018 – a cornerstone year for volunteer Shirin Ud-Din (Team VI)

2018 was an exciting year for me with lots of new impressions. At the beginning of this year I had the chance to do an internship abroad, in a … Read more

Activity time, All Posts, Laos, Mopsies, Teaching experiences

A day in the life of… a PH Karlsruhe volunteer

20
Dec
2018
by Pauline Faix
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6:30 a.m.

The alarm in Natalie’s and my – Anja’s – room goes off for the first time… one quick move to switch it off and here we go… five more minutes of sleep before we have to make our … Read more

All Posts, Laos, Personal highlight

Bolaven Plateau Loop

06
Aug
2018
by Svea Roehm
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Hiring a motorbike and exploring the Asian countryside – that was a dream both of us always had. We had read about and talked to many people about exploring parts of South East Asia by bike. Therefore, both of us … Read more

All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos, Pageflow, Personal highlight, Teaching experiences

Between Laos, Australia, and a lonely island – Lao teachers enter the worlds of “Walkabout” and “Robinson Crusoe”

15
Jul
2018
by Anna-Lena Hajek
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As already mentioned in our first post, we – Tasja Reule und Anna Hajek – started reading “Simplified Readers”¹ with our teacher-students in the Beginner and Elementary classes at the Lao-German Technical College (LGTC). It was a … Read more

All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos, Personal highlight

Lao New Year 2018 in pictures

11
Jul
2018
by Svea Roehm
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Lao New Year – Pii Mai (ປີໃໝ່, [piː´māi]) – is the biggest festival in Laos and is celebrated extensively all over the country. This is the one time in the year that truly everybody in the country … Read more

Live documentation

Recruitment and Training Programme

German-Lao Friendship Society

Coming up

Thu
12
Apr
2018
Tue
11
Apr
2028

University cooperation PH Karlsruhe and SKU Savannakhet
Joint research, teacher tandems, curriculum development, student and staff exchanges, conferences, seminars, and workshops
Fri
01
Jun
2018
Fri
31
Jul
2020

"Erasmus+ Mobility Programme" PH Karlsruhe & SKU
2018-2020 University of Education Karlsruhe and University of Savannakhet exchange of staff & doctoral candidates
Mon
03
Sep
2018
Wed
31
Jul
2019

1st PH volunteer David Schrep works at SKU
University of Savannakhet
Tue
19
Feb
2019
Fri
05
Jul
2019

Team VIII works in Laos
Ban Sikeud, Ban Phang Heng & Vientiane
Mon
04
Mar
2019
Mon
30
Sep
2019

1st Training Mobility by SKU staff at PH Karlsruhe (Erasmus+): Mr Thaithanawanh Keokaisone & Mr Napha Khothphouthone
PH Karlsruhe
Wed
01
May
2019
Sun
30
Jun
2019

3rd Training Mobility by SKU staff at PH Karlsruhe (Erasmus+): Ms Viengvilaiphone Botthoulath
PH Karlsruhe
Mon
20
May
2019

"Representing Laos at NMUN in New York" (S. Ud-Din) & Sustainable Development Goals (J. Hoffmann)
4:15 - 5:45 p.m."Global English(es): Teaching English in Asia" (PH KA, 3.311)
Mon
27
May
2019

(1) Political, cultural: Multi-/Inter-/Trans-/Pluri-/Hyperculturality & Cultural dimensions of language teaching (T. Kadic); Global Citizenship Education (J. Schreiber); Global English(es), International English (L. Hanson)
4:15 - 5:45 p.m."Global English(es): Teaching English in Asia" (PH KA, 3.311)
Mon
03
Jun
2019

(2) Linguistic, economic: English as Lingua Franca in Asia (L. Ibele); ELT in Asia as a (multi-billion) business (J. Lafia); Native speakers in ELT in Asia/The "automatised school" (C. Birk)
4:15 - 5:45 p.m."Global English(es): Teaching English in Asia" (PH KA, 3.311)
Mon
10
Jun
2019

(3) Linguistic, cultural: Culture shock and counter-culture shock (M. Hofstetter); Classroom realities (N. Staufer); Stereotypes, prejudices, preconceptions (S. Vogel)
4:15 - 5:45 p.m."Global English(es): Teaching English in Asia" (PH KA, 3.311)

Cultural landmarks in Vientiane – manifestations of Lao history

Lookahead to 2019 – German students represent the Lao PDR at National Model United Nations in New York

A day in the life of… a PH Karlsruhe volunteer

Bolaven Plateau Loop

Between Laos, Australia, and a lonely island – Lao teachers enter the worlds of “Walkabout” and “Robinson Crusoe”

Lao New Year 2018 in pictures

University cooperation PH Karlsruhe and SKU Savannakhet

"Erasmus+ Mobility Programme" PH Karlsruhe & SKU

1st PH volunteer David Schrep works at SKU

Team VIII works in Laos

1st Training Mobility by SKU staff at PH Karlsruhe (Erasmus+): Mr Thaithanawanh Keokaisone & Mr Napha Khothphouthone

3rd Training Mobility by SKU staff at PH Karlsruhe (Erasmus+): Ms Viengvilaiphone Botthoulath

"Representing Laos at NMUN in New York" (S. Ud-Din) & Sustainable Development Goals (J. Hoffmann)

(1) Political, cultural: Multi-/Inter-/Trans-/Pluri-/Hyperculturality & Cultural dimensions of language teaching (T. Kadic); Global Citizenship Education (J. Schreiber); Global English(es), International English (L. Hanson)

(2) Linguistic, economic: English as Lingua Franca in Asia (L. Ibele); ELT in Asia as a (multi-billion) business (J. Lafia); Native speakers in ELT in Asia/The "automatised school" (C. Birk)

(3) Linguistic, cultural: Culture shock and counter-culture shock (M. Hofstetter); Classroom realities (N. Staufer); Stereotypes, prejudices, preconceptions (S. Vogel)