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

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      • 1.1. First Project Phase: “Teaching English in Laos” (2015-2018)
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Workshop on 21 March 2019 – “How to use Excel, E-Mail and PDF”

Posted on 04/07/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Internships, The Lao teachers, Workshops
Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers, ways of teaching

While we had opportunity to do volunteer work at Sikeud lower secondary school (Ban Phang Heng), we realized communication is

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Workshop on 16 November 2018 – “How to create a course plan for ‘Technical English'”

Posted on 20/06/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers, Workshops
English, intercultural competence, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC), teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers, ways of teaching

How it all began Before my arrival at the LGTC in September 2018, I had an intense and careful preparation

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Reviving the Drama Club – our performance of “The Three Goats”

Posted on 14/06/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Internships, Laos, Partnership, Teaching experiences
activities, Activity Time, body language, emotions, English, personal highlight, Phang Heng secondary school, teaching English in Laos, ways of teaching

A new start In our Team VIII, we, Elisabeth Heinz and Mariana Dimtsiou, had the possibility to offer three different kinds

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Letters from Germany – “My first impressions of Karlsruhe” – by Viengvilaiphone Botthoulath (SKU)

Posted on 12/06/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, First impressions, Letters, Partnership, Savannakhet University (SKU)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme PH Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University, Germany, letters from Germany

Hallo! I am Viengvilaiphone Botthoulath, a lecturer at the Faculty of Food Science, Savannakhet University, Lao PDR.  At 12:08 p.m.

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Vegan (kin j) in Laos – reinventing traditional Lao recipes

Posted on 24/05/201908/12/2025 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Traveling in Laos
Buddhism, Lao food, Laos, vegan

“If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn’t we?” (Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary, 2019)1 There

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“Yes, they can!” – Lao pupils become authors and illustrators

Posted on 20/05/201915/12/2025 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership, The Lao students
literature, teaching English in Laos

Sabaidee! We are Pauline and Meike of Team VII. In addition to our diverse regular tasks during our stay in

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A day in the life of three students, an English teacher and a Team VII volunteer at the LGTC

Posted on 11/05/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, The Lao students, The Lao teachers, Volunteers
Lao teachers' essays, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC)

I work at the LGTC and meet many different persons every day. As I spend several hours a week with

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An internship at BHS Corrugated in Shanghai – by Ms Toukta Apphaiyalath and Mr Khiew Keobountham

Posted on 04/05/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Internships
English, intercultural competence, journey, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC)

Preface (J. Zeck) One crucial goal of the BHS Corrugateds’ Recruitment and Training Programme at and with the Lao-German Technical

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An interview with Ms Bounpheng Singhalath – daughter, wife & mother, student, worker & teacher

Posted on 02/05/201917/12/2025 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership, Teacher interviews, The Lao teachers
English, friendship, Laos, Phang Heng primary school, teacher interviews, teaching English in Laos

After my arrival in Ban Sikeud on 21 February 2019, Pauline Faix, (Team VII), introduced to me Ms Bounpheng Singhalath,1 my

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Collaborative research PH KarIsruhe and Savannakhet University – insects, amphibians, Germans, and an outing to Thakek

Posted on 24/04/201919/12/2025 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership, Research, Savannakhet University (SKU)
ways of teaching

Welcome day Hello! My name is Viengvilaiphone Botthoulath. I am a teacher at the Faculty of Food Science, Savannakhet University.

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New places available for internships in autumn 2019: Apply now for Team IX!

Posted on 19/04/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Internships, Teams
intercultural competence, teaching English in Laos

Students from all subjects from the University of Education Karlsruhe and graduates can now apply for an internship in the

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“Team VIII” revisited

Posted on 18/04/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Internships, Laos, Teams, Volunteers
teaching English in Laos

Hello there and Sabaidee, dear reader! We are happy to announce that Team VIII now has its own permanent blog page

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    3rd Erasmus+ Mobility Project PH Karlsruhe & Savannakhet University

    Karlsruhe (Germany) & Savannakhet (Lao P.D.R.)

    Erasmus+ Key Action 171 Mobility Project between the University of Education Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University (budget 62.470,00 Euro): After our first two mobility projects, "Bi-directional Teaching and Learning" (2018-2021) and "Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship" (2021-2023), we now embark on "Digital Citizenship and Bi-directional Decoloniality" for 3 years (2023-2026).

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    DAAD "Get Ready for Global Teaching!" at PH Karlsruhe (2025-2029)

    8:00 - 18:00Karlsruhe (Germany)

    With the new Get Ready for Global Teaching! project at PH Karlsruhe, we institutionalize and expand our international collaborations. With our partners in Ghana, Israel, Cameroon, Lao P.D.R., Norway, the UK and the USA, we will focus on global inequality, colonial thought patterns, and post-migrant societies. Through direct exchange, future teachers will further develop their cultural and linguistic awareness, reflect on key issues and challenges of our time from a global perspective, and design educational processes in diversity- and discrimination-sensitive ways.

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