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

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Our first days and daily routine – Letters from England by Phovang “Noy” Inthavong and Donekeo Keositthivong

Posted on 05/08/201707/08/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities, The Lao teachers
English, happiness, Hilderstone, journey, Lao teachers' essays, Letters from England

1st week: My first days – by Phovang “Noy” Inthavong The first I’m very lucky because my host family they

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Guest author Angela Bauer-Seekings (ELT Pearson Deutschland GmbH) visits our project (March 2017)

Posted on 04/08/201706/10/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
Activities, Germany, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, Ministry of Education and Sports, National University of Laos, Teaching English in Laos, ways of teaching, workshop

Prof. Dr. Isabel Martin and I met professionally at the University of Education Karlsruhe. Her enthusiasm when talking about the

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Workshop on 6 April 2017 – „Teaching Vocabulary“

Posted on 03/08/201706/10/2017 by IMartin
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English, Sikeud primary school, teaching the teachers, ways of teaching, workshop

“Let’s play with vocabulary!” On 6th of April I – Venetia Dariou of Team IV – held a workshop for

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Working on pronunciation at the Lao-German Technical College – two workshops in March 2017

Posted on 02/08/201720/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
pronunciation, workshop

“I’m going to sleep” or “I’m going to slip”? “Would you like a beer?” or “would you like a bear”?

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“Don’t miss your chance” – our film-making project at the LGTC

Posted on 02/08/201728/01/2020 by IMartin
Activity time, All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos
Activities, English, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, Teaching English in Laos

This motto is not only the title of our project video for the Vientianale 2017, an annual film festival held in

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Our personal highlight: A special early Lao New Year – by Jessica Deißler & Alyssa Weber

Posted on 24/07/201725/07/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Personal highlight
emotions, friendship, happiness, Laos, personal highlight, Sikeud primary school, smile

During our amazing time in Laos we got the chance to gain some fantastic new experiences. We want to share

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Our personal highlight: A hiking trip with the Lao teachers – by Laura Jakob, Rebecca Dengler & Veronika Golla

Posted on 23/07/201725/07/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Personal highlight
Activities, Buddhism, emotions, friendship, happiness, journey, Laos, personal highlight, smile

It was one of the hottest days we experienced in Laos shortly before we had to fly back to Germany.

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Installing new language-learning clubs at Phang Heng Secondary School: “ABC Club” and “English Games Club”

Posted on 22/07/2017 by IMartin
Activity time, All Posts
Activities, English, happiness, singing, smile, Teaching English in Laos, Total Physical Response

Before we came to Laos we – Laura Jakob and Tanja Wintrich – had already discussed with our predecessors David

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Our personal highlight: Two Lao weddings – by Amelie Reiling and Stephanie Schulz

Posted on 21/07/201720/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos, Personal highlight
Baci, Lao-German Technical College, Vientiane, wedding

Two of our most defining experiences in Laos were the two traditional weddings we got to attend. Never before had

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Workshop on 31 March 2017 – “Storytelling: Pre-, while- and post-activities”

Posted on 20/07/201721/07/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
emotions, Lending Library, literature, ways of teaching, workshop

“Robin Hood anyone?” “Yes, me please!” As our primary school tandem-teachers already participated in a workshop by Team III on

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New places available for internships starting in autumn 2017 (Team V) and spring 2018 (Team VI)!

Posted on 23/05/201708/06/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
intercultural competence, internship, partnership, Teaching English in Laos

English students from the PH Karlsruhe can now apply for an internship in two different periods of time: – Team

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“The cæt in the hæt” – a workshop about English pronunciation

Posted on 03/04/2017 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
English, pronunciation, teaching the teachers, workshop

We decided to do our workshop on the topic of pronunciation as some of our Lao teachers still struggle with

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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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