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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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    • Team VI (18 February 2018 – 15 April 2018)
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Busy hands, busy brains – Hands-on science lessons at Ban Phang Heng Secondary School

Posted on 14/11/201720/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Science laboratory, Teaching experiences, The Lao teachers
experiential learning, experiments, hands-on, Phang Heng secondary school, science lesson

The best way to activate children’s brains is by having them move their hands. Conducting experiments in science lessons and experiencing

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Global Handwashing Day 2017

Posted on 03/11/201720/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos, Partnership
dancing, festival, intercultural competence, Ministry of Education and Sports, partnership, Sikeud primary school

Global Handwashing Day in Laos Washing hands is a privilege that should be accessible for everyone. But not everywhere is

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“From Laos with love”: How to work with your Lao partner – new series by guest author Beate Pinisch

Posted on 02/11/201707/11/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos
intercultural competence, Laos

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” (Heraclitus)

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The end of lent: Festival of lights, Boat racing festival, Teachers’ Day

Posted on 23/10/201716/11/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, First impressions, The Lao teachers
Asian food, Buddhism, dancing, festival, first impression, happiness, journey, Lao food, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, personal highlight, singing, smile

One morning when Nina, one of the volunteers at the LGTC, went for her morning run along the Mekong River,

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Lao lunch with new friends

Posted on 22/10/201725/10/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Partnership, Teams, The Lao teachers
emotions, English, Falang, first impression, friendship, Germany, intercultural competence, Lao food, partnership, Sikeud primary school, Teaching English in Laos, Western food

During our first week at Ban Sikeud primary school in September, Hanna and I (Jessica) were invited by the school’s

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New places available for internships in spring 2018: Apply now!

Posted on 12/10/201713/10/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
internship, Lao-German Technical College, Teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers, ways of teaching

Students from the University of Education Karlsruhe can now apply for an internship at the Lao-German Technical College in the

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First impressions – by Lea Herrmann

Posted on 12/10/201720/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, First impressions, Laos, Personal highlight, Teaching experiences, The Lao teachers
first impression, Germany, intercultural competence, internship, Lao food, partnership, Phang Heng primary school, Teaching English in Laos

…after my parents dropped me off at the airport in Frankfurt and we said goodbye for a really long time,

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Our journey to Laos – Team V arrives on 18 September 2017

Posted on 01/10/201720/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, First impressions, Laos, Teams
English, Germany, internship, journey, partnership, Teaching English in Laos

Flying to a foreign country is almost always linked to a lot of effort. Travelling with seven people seemed like

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Square Dance for the (Lao) classroom

Posted on 30/09/201702/01/2018 by IMartin
Activity time, All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Teaching experiences, Workshops
Square Dance

Have you ever heard of Modern Western Square Dancing? I am sure you have. But do you KNOW what it

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“Singlish”: Learn fun songs, action rhymes, and games!

Posted on 24/09/201703/10/2017 by IMartin
Activity time, All Posts, Global English, Workshops
"Singlish", body language, emotions, English, happiness, singing, smile, Teaching English in Laos, Total Physical Response, ways of teaching, workshop

In preparation for the future Team V (and Team VI), who is (will be) in Laos to teach English this

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“Global English: Teaching English in Asia” – Approaches to a complex enterprise

Posted on 23/09/201720/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Global English, Laos, RIES, Teaching experiences, Teams, Workshops
"Singlish", Buddhism, English, intercultural competence, internship, Laos, Square Dance, Teaching English in Laos, ways of teaching, workshop

Winter term 2016/17 In the winter semester 2016/17, it was Team IV‘s turn to be prepared for “Teaching English in

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This is Team V! 18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018

Posted on 18/09/201720/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Teaching experiences, Teams
"Mopsy", English, Germany, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, Lending Library, Phang Heng primary school, Phang Heng secondary school, Sikeud primary school, Teaching English in Laos

This is Team V! Chosen by the project leader Johannes Zeck of the Angels for Children Foundation, Prof. Isabel Martin

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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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