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

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Letters from Laos (Savannakhet, no. 3) – by Thaithanawanh Keokaisone (Erasmus+ participant)

Posted on 24/02/201904/03/2022 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership, Savannakhet University (SKU)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme PH Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University, Germany, Laos, Letters from Laos

Hello! Everyone, Sabaidee tooktookkhon! and Hallo! Jeder My name is Thaithanawanh, you can call me (Thai) and I am 33

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Letters from Laos (Savannakhet, no. 2) – “A special gift from Germany” by Viengvilaiphone Botthoulath (Erasmus+ participant)

Posted on 22/02/201904/03/2022 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership, Savannakhet University (SKU)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme PH Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University, Germany, Laos, Letters from Laos

Hello everyone! My name is Viengvilaiphone Botthoulath. I am 26 years old and as my background is Biotechnology therefore, I

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Letters from Laos (Savannakhet, no. 1) – by Napha Khothphouthone (Erasmus+ participant )

Posted on 20/02/201904/03/2022 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership, Savannakhet University (SKU)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme PH Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University, Germany, Laos, Letters from Laos

Hallo! Wie geht es lhnen? My name is Napha Khothphouthone, 28 years old. I am married and have a cute

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Traditional Lao weaving – an interview with Ms Khamsee Thanbounhueang

Posted on 15/02/201916/04/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Teacher interviews, The Lao teachers
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, interview, Lao culture, Lao skirt, Lao weaving, science teacher

Before we came here, we read many of the articles on this blog to get a first impression of what

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Workshop on 22 November 2018 – “Split lessons for science experiments with a big class”

Posted on 13/02/201921/02/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
Ban Phang Heng, Experiment, laboratory, Science, Secondary school, workshop

Idea – obstacle – solution Jasmin: “For this lesson you could do a great experiment in the Science Lab!” Khamsee:

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We are Team VIII

Posted on 11/02/201911/02/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
internship, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, Teaching English in Laos, Team VIII

Meet Team VIII! Hello and Sabaidee! We are Team VIII and excited to be part of the project! We will be

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Morning sport in Sikeud Primary School – combatting the “cold”

Posted on 09/02/201911/02/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Teaching experiences
pupils, Sikeud primary school, Sport, Teaching English in Laos

The onset of the “cold season” in winter brings a mean temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, and Laotians start wearing

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Workshop on 14 November 2018 – “Lesson planning, games, and material for the mathematics classroom”

Posted on 06/02/201906/02/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Teaching experiences, The Lao teachers, Workshops
Mathematics, Phang Heng secondary school, teaching the teachers, ways of teaching, workshop

“Do you think it would be possible to get a new ruler for the board that I can use for

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An exceptional encounter: When “muan” and the “Lao-German Cultural Night” join up

Posted on 04/02/201904/02/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities
emotions, German Embassy, Germany, Lao culture, Lao food

“Muan” is a Lao expression that can be translated as “joy”. It was Friday, 9 November 2018. The sun had

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Workshop on 26 November 2018 – “Communication in the classroom: How to make pupils talk”

Posted on 19/01/201920/01/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
English, Phang Heng primary school, Phang Heng secondary school, Sikeud primary school, Teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers, workshop

Sabaidee! We are Natalie, Malin, and Meike and – in case you missed our previous Team VII post – one of our

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“Language education and global citizenship” (1) – Reentry shock: an explanation of an underrated phenomenon (by L. Malchow)

Posted on 14/01/201906/09/2021 by IMartin
All Posts, Global Citizenship, Global English, Intercultural Activities
emotions, intercultural competence, literature, reentry, research

Editor’s note: “Reentry shock: an explanation of an underrated phenomenon” by Lara Malchow (Team V) is the first research article  in

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

Posted on 31/12/201831/12/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Conference, Diplomatic relations, Global Citizenship
intercultural competence, Laos, NMUN, personal highlight

2018 – a cornerstone year for volunteer Shirin Ud-Din (Team VI) 2018 was an exciting year for me with lots

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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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    3rd Erasmus+ Mobility Laos-Germany: 2 SKU Incomings at PHKA in the summer term 2025

    8:00 - 18:00Karlsruhe (Germany)

    In our 3rd Erasmus+ project “Digital Citizenship and Bi-directional Decoloniality” (2023-2026), Ms Chindavone Sisoulath and Ms Phennapha Xaiyasen, students in the Faculty of Linguistics and Humanities and the Faculty of Information and Technology at Savannakhet University (SKU), will study at the University of Education Karlsruhe (PHKA) in the summer term 2025.

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    "ASA Academia global" 2025: 2nd student-tandem research project (Team XIV)

    8:00 - 18:00Karlsruhe (Germany) & Cape Coast (Ghana)

    Our German-Ghanaian tandem-project (#1107) under the ASA Academia global format programme (Engagement Global) with 6 full stipends for 6 months (April to July in Karlsruhe, September to December 2025 in Cape Coast), led by Dr. Christopher Yaw Kwaah and Prof. Isabel Martin, works towards Sustainable Development Goals #4, #10, #16, and #17. The main research activities for Team XIV are decolonizing ELT, teaching materials, and English curricula at school level.

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