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

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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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New series: “Language education and global citizenship” (edited by I. Martin)

Posted on 30/12/201805/01/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Global Citizenship, Global English
language education, literature, Teaching English in Laos

Editor’s note: Starting in January 2019, the new series “Language education and global citizenship” on this blog will feature the

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A day in the life of… a PH Karlsruhe volunteer

Posted on 20/12/201808/01/2019 by IMartin
Activity time, All Posts, Laos, Mopsies, Teaching experiences
"Mopsy", Activities, Asian food, Lao food, personal highlight, Phang Heng secondary school, Sikeud primary school, smile, Teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers

6:30 a.m. The alarm in Natalie’s and my – Anja’s – room goes off for the first time… one quick

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The Lao flag ceremony

Posted on 16/12/201817/12/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
intercultural competence, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, Sikeud primary school, Teaching English in Laos

After having worked here for more than two months now, it was high time to find out what actually happens

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Dual vocational training in Germany: Six weeks of training at BHS Corrugated – by Saythong Insarn

Posted on 11/12/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership, The Lao teachers
Activities, first impression, friendship, Germany, happiness, internship, journey, Lao teachers' essays, Lao-German Technical College, partnership

Editors’ note: Within the Recruitment and Training Programme of BHS Corrugated with the Lao-German Technical College, the company invited five

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Eat, dance, laugh (and be sick) – our first weeks in Laos

Posted on 09/12/201818/02/2019 by IMartin
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dancing, emotions, English, first impression, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, Teaching English in Laos

Arriving in a country which is a quarter of a planet away from our home, we were overwhelmed by the

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“Team VII” revisited

Posted on 01/12/201801/12/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Teams

Hello & sabaidee, dear readers, Our Team VII page is now complete and from now on permanently to be found

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Our experiences in Germany – by apprentices Ms Siliphone Arnousavanh and Mr Soksai Aphaiyalath

Posted on 28/11/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Partnership
Germany, intercultural competence, internship, Lao-German Technical College, partnership

Our experiences in Germany Editor’s note: Within the Recruitment and Training Programme of BHS Corrugated with the Lao-German Technical College,

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    "ASA Academia global" 2025 Team XV Phase 2

    8:00 - 18:00Cape Coast (Ghana)

    After Phase 1 at PH Karlsruhe, our German-Ghanaian tandem-project (#1107) under the ASA Academia global format programme (Engagement Global) continues from September to December 2025 at UCC in Cape Coast. We work towards Sustainable Development Goals #4, #10, #16, and #17 and have planned many school visits. The research activities for Team XV are decolonizing ELT, teaching materials, and English curricula at school level.

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    Oct
    2025
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    2029

    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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    Oct
    2025

    ASA Programme 65th Anniversary Jubilee

    16:00 - 21:00Berlin (Germany)

    65 years of ASA work to celebrate! Watch the jubilee video about the development and impact of the ASA programme.

     

  • Mon
    13
    Oct
    2025
    Fri
    19
    Dec
    2025

    Volunteer for Team XIV at Sunshine School

    8:00 - 18:00Vientiane (Lao P.D.R.)

    Our next PHKA volunteer Ms Meike Becker will work at Sunshine School in the winter of 2025 (Team XIV). New places for 2026/27 will be advertised in October.

  • Fri
    07
    Nov
    2025

    "World Dance" Open House

    19:00 - 21:30University of Education sports hall, Moltkestraße 10, Karlsruhe (Germany)

    Our second "World Dance Open House" evening is a trans-generational fun & learning experience combining sports/dance, music, and English. No entrance fee, no prior knowledge or skills necessary; finger food welcome. Caller Andreas Hennecke, Prof. Martin and 23 students from the "World Dance Calling" seminar welcome you all!

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

    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 XV are decolonizing ELT, teaching materials, and English curricula at school level.

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