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

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

Posted on 20/02/201926/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Germany, Laos, Letters, Partnership, Savannakhet University (SKU)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme PH Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University, 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 15/02/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Teacher interviews, The Lao teachers
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, interviews, Lao culture, Lao skirt, Lao weaving, sinh, teacher interviews

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 13/02/201905/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, experiments, science, Science laboratory

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 11/02/201926/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Internships, Laos, Teams
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC), Laos, 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 09/02/201915/12/2025 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Teaching experiences
Ban Sikeud Primary School, sports, 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 06/02/201926/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Didactics & Methodology, Laos, Teaching experiences, The Lao teachers, Workshops
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, mathematics, teaching the teachers

“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 04/02/201926/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Germany, Intercultural Activities
emotions, German Embassy, 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 19/01/201926/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, English, Workshops
Ban Phang Heng Primary School, Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, Ban Sikeud Primary School, teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers

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 14/01/201926/01/2026 by IMartin
"Language Learning & Global Citizenship", All Posts, Cultural learning, Global Englishes, Intercultural Activities, Research
emotions, literature, re-entry

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 31/12/201826/01/2026 by IMartin
"Language Learning & Global Citizenship", All Posts, Conference, Cultural learning, Laos, Personal highlight
Diplomatic Relations, 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 30/12/201819/02/2026 by IMartin
"Language Learning & Global Citizenship", (Critical) Language Awareness, All Posts, Global Englishes
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 20/12/201827/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Personal highlight, School life, Teaching experiences
"Mopsy", activities, Activity Time, Asian food, Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, Ban Sikeud Primary School, Lao food, personal highlight, 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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    3 Lao exchange students at PHKA in the summer term 2026

    University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    3 students of Savannakhet University (Lao P.D.R.) study at the University of Education Karlsruhe in the summer term 2026 under the last leg of our 3rd Erasmus+ Mobility Project PH Karlsruhe & Savannakhet University. 2 are Informatics students, 1 is an English student: we welcome Ms Kaemmy Sithivong!

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    3 exchange students from Ghana and Cameroon at PHKA in the summer term 2026

    University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    1 student of the University of Cape Coast (Ghana) and 2 students of the University of Yaoundé I (Cameroon) study at the University of Education Karlsruhe in the summer term 2026 under the DAAD programme  (2025-2029) "Get Ready for Global Teaching!" We welcome Mr Emmanuel Agyapong (English), Ms Adeg Nelvis Kissob (English), and Mr Noel Chick Forbang (Curriculum & Evaluation)!

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    ASA Academia project #1104 (2026): 3 Ghanaian-German student-tandems

    9:00 - 18:00 PH Karlsruhe (Germany) & UCC Cape Coast (Ghana)

    3 Ghanaian and 3 German students won stipends by Engagement Global to participate in our 3rd ASA Academia research & teaching Project #1104 from 20 April to 18 December 2026. Phase 1 of "Shaping educational change: recognizing and breaking colonial patterns in teacher training curricula" takes place at PH Karlsruhe, Phase 2 at UCC. We welcome Christian Agyei, Veronica Enyonam Ahiaba, Irene Sitsofe Kwawu, Jonas Florian Morbe, Jennice Radant and Cosima Reese to Phase 1 at PH Karlsruhe!

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    Workshop 2: Calling and Teaching

    10:00 - 17:00KUE, Sportshall/Seminarraum, Moltkestrasse 10

    "World Dance Calling" seminar: 2nd Caller Workshop - cooperation teachers are welcome!

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    2023
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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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    2025
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    31
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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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    Jul
    2026

    ASA Academia project #1104 (2026): 3 Ghanaian-German student-tandems

    9:00 - 18:00 PH Karlsruhe (Germany) & UCC Cape Coast (Ghana)

    3 Ghanaian and 3 German students won stipends by Engagement Global to participate in our 3rd ASA Academia research & teaching Project #1104 from 20 April to 18 December 2026. Phase 1 of "Shaping educational change: recognizing and breaking colonial patterns in teacher training curricula" takes place at PH Karlsruhe, Phase 2 at UCC. We welcome Christian Agyei, Veronica Enyonam Ahiaba, Irene Sitsofe Kwawu, Jonas Florian Morbe, Jennice Radant and Cosima Reese to Phase 1 at PH Karlsruhe!

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