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

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

Posted on 26/12/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Cultural learning, Laos, Teaching experiences, Teams, The Lao teachers
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, Lao teachers' essays, Laos, 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 18/12/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Cultural learning, Dancing, Intercultural Activities, Laos
Buddhism, ceremonies, emotions, festival, friendship, happiness

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, Ban Sikeud Primary School, Ministry of Education and Sports

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 12/12/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Workshops
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, Laos, 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 08/12/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Cultural learning, Germany, Internships, Laos, Teams
Ban Phang Heng Primary School, Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, Ban Sikeud Primary School, journey, Lao-German Technical College (LGTC), Laos, 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 22/11/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Germany, Laos, The Lao teachers
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, friendship, Lao teachers' essays, Laos, 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 21/11/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Didactics & Methodology, Teaching experiences
"Mopsy", Ban Sikeud Primary School, body language, singing, teaching English in Laos

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, Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, body language, singing, teaching English in Laos, Total Physical Response (TPR)

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 18/11/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
Ban Phang Heng Primary School, Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, journey, Laos, 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 16/11/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, body language, festival, friendship, 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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    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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    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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