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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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How I became an English teacher in Laos – Essays by Donekeo Keosiththivong and Souksakhone Sindavan

Posted on 26/12/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teaching experiences, Teams, The Lao teachers
intercultural competence, Lao teachers' essays, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, teaching English in Laos

I would like to introduce my two outstanding English teacher students from Phan Heng Secondary School: Ms Donekeo Keosiththivong and

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Pre-Christmas visit #1: Board member of “Angels for Children” Lars Engel in Laos

Posted on 23/12/201615/12/2025 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
Christmas, festival, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC), teaching English in Laos

Despite his full schedule as one of the two managing directors of BHS Corrugated, Lars Engel (board member of AfC

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Teaching Vocabulary Workshop

Posted on 22/12/201605/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
teaching English in Laos

On the 24th of November we – Kerstin and Pauline – held a workshop for our primary school teachers from

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Two Lao weddings

Posted on 18/12/201605/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Dancing, Intercultural Activities, Laos
Buddhism, ceremonies, emotions, festival, friendship, happiness, intercultural competence

Is there a better way to get to know the Lao spirit of trust, love, and intimate togetherness than being

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The “Tooth-Brushing Project” of Ban Sikeud Primary School

Posted on 15/12/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities
activities, Ministry of Education and Sports, Sikeud primary school

Every year, Ban Sikeud Primary School runs a tooth-brushing project from October to April. The same is now established at

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Workshop on 20 November 2016 – “Assessing and enriching teaching material”

Posted on 12/12/201605/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers

It has been ten weeks now since we started to work at Ban Phang Heng Lower Secondary School. During our

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Introduction of volunteers: Team III

Posted on 08/12/201605/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Internships, Teams
Germany, intercultural competence, journey, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC), Laos, Phang Heng primary school, Phang Heng secondary school, Sikeud primary school, teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers

Most of the members of Team III have been here for a good while now, but our Team was only

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Souvanh Navong – my life as a Lao teacher

Posted on 22/11/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
friendship, Germany, Lao teachers' essays, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, teaching English in Laos

Mr Souvanh Navong is one of my two Lao teacher-students. We have been working together for 9 weeks. In our

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Mopsy and me – in Ban Sikeud Primary School

Posted on 21/11/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teaching experiences
"Mopsy", body language, Sikeud primary school, singing, teaching English in Laos, ways of teaching

I have been in Laos for a while now and I really enjoy the life here in the hot Asian

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The fun of learning a language – welcome to the “English Conversation Club”

Posted on 20/11/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teaching experiences
activities, body language, Phang Heng secondary school, singing, teaching English in Laos, Total Physical Response

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 15:15 – 16:00 o’clock some pupils from grade 3 & 4 get together with two

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My first impressions of Laos, its people, and schools – by Sara Stöhrer

Posted on 18/11/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
journey, Laos, Phang Heng primary school, Phang Heng secondary school, teaching English in Laos

I have been here for 10 days now and would like to share some of my first impressions with you.

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My first impressions – by Anika Broghammer

Posted on 16/11/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
body language, festival, friendship, Phang Heng secondary school, teaching English in Laos

My trip to Laos started with one backpack full of clothes and chocolate and a second big travel bag packed

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  • Fri
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    Jan
    2026

    Interviews with Ghanaian applicants for ASA Academia 2026

    9:00 - 17:00University of Cape Coast, Ghana

    The shortlisted applicants for the ASA Academia global format project #1104 are interviewed live at UCC.

  • Tue
    20
    Jan
    2026

    Deadline for German applications for ASA Academia 2026

    11:59 PMonline

    Submit your application for project #1104 by 23:59 on 20 January.

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    Aug
    2023
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    31
    Jul
    2026

    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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    Oct
    2025
    Mon
    31
    Dec
    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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