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

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New places available for internships in autumn 2018 (Team VII): Apply now!

Posted on 02/03/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
English, intercultural competence, Teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers

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

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A wish for a better education – an interview with Mr Khamsing Nanthavongdouangsy

Posted on 23/02/201802/10/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Teacher interviews
Germany, Laos, partnership, Phang Heng secondary school, smile, Teaching English in Laos

When I met Mr Khamsing Nanthavongdouangsy, the School Manager of Ban Phan Heng Primary and Secondary School and also Lao

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“From Laos with love”: Language twists and how not to lose your pet – by guest author Beate Pinisch

Posted on 20/02/201820/02/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Global English
Lao language, Laos, Teaching English in Laos

A post on facebook by a Lao friend got me thinking. It started with finding two words funny and ended

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We are Team VI!

Posted on 17/02/201817/02/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
English, Germany, Lao-German cooperation, Teaching English in Laos, Volunteers

Meet Team VI!   Top row, left to right: Julia Grüttner, Anna Hajek, Isabell Kämmer, Tasja Reule, Shirin Ud-Din Bottom

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Guest author Richard Martin & Fabian Stober write: Stories are something to remember…

Posted on 16/02/201817/02/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teaching experiences, Workshops
Activities, body language, books, English, Germany, intercultural competence, literature, picture books, Teaching English in Laos, Total Physical Response, ways of teaching, workshop

…so why not use them as a teaching device? In the summer semester of 2017, Prof. Isabel Martin offered a

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Project videos by Team V!

Posted on 15/02/201820/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts

“Time flies when you are having fun.” (Albert Einstein) We as Team V working in Laos certainly made this experience.

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Letters from Laos – “Cooperation between BHS and LGTC” by Phonesavanh Chachueyang

Posted on 14/02/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Partnership, Teacher interviews
BHS, Germany, journey, Lao teachers' essays, Lao-German Technical College, partnership, training programme

Editor’s note: Following Mr Phonesouk Inhtaxay’s post on his time in Germany in July and August 2017, his colleague Mr

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Workshop on 11 December 2017 – “Micro-teaching with a picture book in the classroom – what, why, when, and how”

Posted on 08/02/201820/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Teaching experiences, The Lao teachers, Workshops
English, Germany, internship, Laos, Teaching English in Laos, workshop

English picture books are excellent material to use in English classes for primary pupils and pre-schoolers for many reasons. Here

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Bang, bang, scratch – The director’s signature

Posted on 06/02/201820/09/2018 by IMartin
Activity time, All Posts, Laos
intercultural competence, Phang Heng secondary school, rules, smile

At Ban Phang Heng Secondary School three directors are responsible for the organization, structure, and bureaucracy. When it comes to

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The good soul of Ban Phang Heng Secondary School – An interview with Ms Saysamone Singhalath

Posted on 05/02/201820/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Partnership, Teacher interviews, The Lao teachers
English, friendship, interview, Laos, learning English, Phang Heng secondary school, smile

Ms Saysamone Singhalath is 26 years old and has taught history at Ban Phang Heng Secondary School for six years

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Workshop on 20 November 2017 – Creating and using teaching material

Posted on 22/01/201820/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, The Lao teachers, Workshops
English, Laos, material, Teaching English in Laos, ways of teaching, workshop

Extra teaching material and lessons – nowadays, two inseparable things when we think about teaching. To work only with the

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Letters from Laos – “The history of my football team” by Bounthavy Siphonephat

Posted on 20/01/201820/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Teacher interviews, The Lao teachers
happiness, Lao teachers' essays, Lao-German Technical College, smile

Many boys and young men in Laos still play the traditional ball game “kator” (in Lao), or “sepak takraw” (เซปักตะกร้อ

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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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