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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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      • 1.3. Third Project Phase: “Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship” (2020-2023)
      • 1.4. Fourth Project Phase: “Digital Citizenship and Bi-directional Decoloniality”
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    • Team VI (18 February 2018 – 15 April 2018)
    • Team V (18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018)
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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, first impression, 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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Honoured and proud: German Federal Minister for Economic Development and Cooperation visits BHS/AfC in Weiherhammer (13 October 2016)

Posted on 30/10/201602/03/2020 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
Germany, Government, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, partnership, Teaching English in Laos

The private German NGO (non-governmental organisation) Angels for Children, the University of Education Karlsruhe, the machine-producing company BHS Corrugated, and

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Teachers’ Sports Competition Day at Naxaythong High School

Posted on 29/10/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
Activities, emotions, friendship, happiness, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, Sport

Wednesday, the 5th of October, was a very sunny morning. Instead of going to school as usual, the teachers of Ban

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Introduction of the teachers at the Lao-German Technical College

Posted on 25/10/201629/10/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
Lao teachers' essays, Lao-German Technical College, partnership, teaching the teachers

Following the Teachers’ Day celebrations at the Lao-German Technical College, we would like to introduce some of the wonderful teachers

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Teachers’ Day – A day to celebrate?!?

Posted on 24/10/201608/10/2019 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, The Lao teachers
dancing, festival, Lao-German Technical College

Interestingly Lao people have a bank holiday for teachers – “Teachers’ Day”. The Teachers’ Day, celebrated each year in October,

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Day of German Unity – A weekend of singing and celebrating

Posted on 22/10/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities
festival, friendship, German Embassy, Germany, singing

Lucky us! We were invited by the German Embassy in Vientiane to join the reception at Don Chan Palace to

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3rd “Falang Friendship Feast” – 24 September 2016

Posted on 17/10/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities
Asian food, Falang, Falang-Friendship-Feast, friendship, Western food

Ms Engel invited all Lao English teachers and German English teachers – from Ban Sikeud, Ban Phang Heng, the Lao-German Technical College and from the Sunshine School – to Ban Sikeud Primary School to have a delicious lunch together.

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Meet our Lao teachers who do not teach English, but now also learn English

Posted on 14/10/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
Lao teachers' essays, Phang Heng secondary school, Teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers

Today I would like to introduce my English students to you. All of them are teachers in Ban Phang Heng

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Joining forces: BHS “Recruitment and Training Programme” starts at the Lao-German Technical College

Posted on 13/10/201630/10/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
Lao-German Technical College, partnership, Phang Heng secondary school, Teaching English in Laos

Globalization drives the “Recruitment and Training Programme” (“RTP”) of BHS Corrugated and the Lao-German Technical College (“LGTC”). BHS is a

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The Lao-German Technical College in Vientiane Capital

Posted on 04/10/201605/10/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
Lao-German Technical College, partnership, Teaching English in Laos

The Lao-German Technical College (“LGTC”) is a vocational training school under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Sports.

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Team III: Our first impressions

Posted on 20/09/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
first impression, Lao food, Lao-German Technical College, National University of Laos, Teaching English in Laos

On our flight from Bangkok to Vientiane we already noticed the different landscape. No more rice fields but a lot

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New places available for internships in spring 2017: Apply now!

Posted on 18/09/201603/10/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
internship, Lao-German Technical College, Phang Heng primary school, Phang Heng secondary school, Sikeud primary school, Teaching English in Laos

English students from the University of Education Karlsruhe can now apply for an internship in the project “Teaching English in

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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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