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

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    • Project phases
      • 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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  • Partners
    • Ban Sikeud primary school
    • Ban Phang Heng primary school
    • Ban Phang Heng lower secondary school
    • Lao-German Technical College
  • Teams
    • Teacher tandems
    • Team XI (May 2021 – June 2021)
    • 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)
    • Team IV (14 February – 10 April 2017)
    • Team III (15 September 2016 – 15 February 2017)
    • Team II (15 February – 31 March 2016)
    • Team I (27 October 2015 – 7 January 2016)
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  • Primary education
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  • Secondary education
    • Ban Phang Heng lower secondary school
      • Secondary school English teachers
      • Secondary school science teachers
      • Secondary school mathematics teachers
      • Learners of English
  • Vocational education
    • Lao-German Technical College Vientiane
      • Vocational school English teachers
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  • Higher education
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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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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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Coming up

  • Mon
    06
    Oct
    2025
    Fri
    28
    Nov
    2025

    Volunteer for Team XIV at Sunshine School

    8:00 - 18:00Vientiane (Lao P.D.R.)

    Our next PHKA volunteer Ms Meike Becker will work at Sunshine School in the winter of 2025 (Team XIV). 4 new places for 2026/27 are advertised by the PHKA International Office, the application deadline is 1 December (details on StudIP).

  • Fri
    07
    Nov
    2025

    "World Dance" Open House

    19:00 - 21:30University of Education sports hall, Moltkestraße 10, Karlsruhe (Germany)

    Our second "World Dance Open House" evening is a trans-generational fun & learning experience combining sports/dance, music, and English. No entrance fee, no prior knowledge or skills necessary; finger food welcome. Caller Andreas Hennecke, Prof. Martin and 20 students from the "World Dance Calling" seminar welcome you all!

    World Dance Poster for 7.11.2025

  • Sat
    08
    Nov
    2025

    "World Dance Calling" Workshop 1

    10:00 - 17:00University of Education Karlsruhe, sportshall (Karlsruhe, Germany)

    Part 1: Basics for Calling

  • Wed
    19
    Nov
    2025

    "International Day" at the Unviversity of Education Karlsruhe

    11:30 - 14:00PH Karlsruhe (Germany), Foyer of building 3

    11:30-14:00: Visit the "Laos" table and talk to previous volunteers. 4 places for internships are available at Sunshine School and the Lao-German Technical College in the winter term 2026/27, with funding. Counseling is available as from 9:30.

  • Sat
    22
    Nov
    2025

    "World Dance Calling" Workshop 2

    10:00 - 17:00University of Education Karlsruhe, sportshall (Karlsruhe, Germany)

    Part 2: Calling and Teaching

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Current development

  • Tue
    01
    Aug
    2023
    Fri
    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).

  • Mon
    22
    Sep
    2025
    Fri
    19
    Dec
    2025

    "ASA Academia global" 2025 Team XV Phase 2

    8:00 - 18:00Cape Coast (Ghana)

    After Phase 1 at PH Karlsruhe, our German-Ghanaian tandem-project (#1107) under the ASA Academia global format programme (Engagement Global) continues from September to December 2025 at UCC in Cape Coast. We work towards Sustainable Development Goals #4, #10, #16, and #17 and have planned many school visits. The research activities for Team XV are decolonizing ELT, teaching materials, and English curricula at school level.

  • Wed
    01
    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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