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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)
      • 1.2. Second Project Phase: “Bi-directional teaching and learning” (2018-2021)
      • 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 X (6 February – 18 March 2020)
    • Team IX (15 October 2019 – 15 January 2020)
    • Team VIII (19 February 2019 – 5 July 2019)
    • Team VII (18 September 2018 – 22 February 2019)
    • Team VI (18 February 2018 – 15 April 2018)
    • Team V (18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018)
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We are Team III

Posted on 29/08/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
Germany, internship

Hallo, Sabaidi and Welcome, Today, in our first blog post, I would like to introduce you to our new team

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Preparing the teaching of Technical English at the LGTC with Bernhard Fuerst – 10 August 2016

Posted on 22/08/201603/10/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership

Bernhard Fuerst, a vocational teacher in metal production technology and First Chairman of the Bavarian Industrial Master Association got in

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Team III: Third and last preparatory session – 22 July 2016

Posted on 05/08/201610/08/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
Lao-German Technical College, Lending Library, Phang Heng secondary school, Teaching English in Laos, teaching material, teaching the teachers

Our last preparatory session for Team III was packed with things to do and plan. However, the seminar was preceded

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Gerlinde Engel and Bouangeun Hanthavong visit Karlsruhe – 8 July 2016

Posted on 04/08/201610/08/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership

Great joy and honour! Gerlinde Engel, co-founder of Angels for Children and one of the two members of the present

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New videos uploaded

Posted on 08/07/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
"Singlish", Activities, Laos, Phang Heng primary school, Sikeud primary school, video

Enjoy our new videos on the “Teaching English in Laos” project and the work of the Angels for Children foundation!

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Unique features of the University of Education Karlsruhe: The new profiles

Posted on 04/07/201607/07/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
Germany, internship, Teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers

The Universities of Education in Germany share a certain profile which distinguishes them from regular universities, but each of them

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Team III: Teaching material assessment and guest lecture on “Languages education in global contexts” by Dr. Michiko Weinmann

Posted on 01/07/201607/07/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams, Workshops
English, Global English, guest lecture, Teaching English in Laos, teaching the teachers, ways of teaching, workshop

Another step in the preparation of the English graduates of Team III was marked last Friday, 24 June 2016: In Prof.

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Education in Laos (Part I) – The beginning of a formalized school system

Posted on 11/06/201607/07/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
Education, history, Laos, school system

Supporting education in Laos is our focus. Due to this, it is crucial to take a careful look at the

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Team III: 9 new volunteers approved & first steps in preparation

Posted on 03/06/201607/07/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
"Singlish", Square Dance, Teaching English in Laos, ways of teaching, workshop

From fifteen applications submitted for the new project phase, nine applications have been successfully selected and approved for the new

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“My personal highlight” by Jule Reissig

Posted on 30/05/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities
emotions, Lao food, Laos, personal highlight

Most people probably wouldn’t pick a farewell as their overall highlight, but the Lao farewell was an outstanding experience hands

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“Hello and goodbye Laos” from Team I (January 2016)

Posted on 28/05/201607/07/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
Laos, Lending Library, teaching the teachers, workshop

Hello. Every hello comes along with a goodbye at some stage. For the rest of Team I (Franziska, Laura and

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Project video uploaded

Posted on 25/05/201601/07/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities
intercultural competence, partnership, Teaching English in Laos, video

You can now find the video about the pilot phase of “Teaching English in Laos” with Team I on Videos

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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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