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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 XVI
    • Team XV
    • Team XIV
    • Team XIII (The Cameroon Experience)
    • Team XII
    • 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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    • Ban Phang Heng lower secondary school
      • Secondary school English teachers
      • Secondary school science teachers
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  • Vocational education
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Special Task Managers – Team II

Posted on 24/03/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams

We continue the work at the schools started by Team I but also carry on their special tasks (see article

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Southern Laos

Posted on 18/03/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Traveling in Laos
journey, Laos

International Women’s Day sometimes goes almost unnoticed in Germany or Western Europe. Here in Laos it marks a public holiday,

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Workshop on 17 March 2016 – “Games for the classroom”

Posted on 17/03/201605/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
Ban Sikeud Primary School, teaching English in Laos

The project “Teaching English in Laos” aims to sustainably foster English education in Laos. Therefore, teaching the Lao pupils is

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Riding an elephant

Posted on 05/03/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Traveling in Laos
journey, Laos

At about 20 minutes’ driving distance from Sikeud a quiet and not very touristic elephant farm is located. Johannes kindly

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Ban Sikeud primary school is declared “Model School” of Vientiane Capital province

Posted on 19/02/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos, Partnership
Ban Sikeud Primary School, festival, Laos, Ministry of Education and Sports, model school

Many years of supporting education for children in Laos by the Angels for Children foundation led up to a great

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We are the new volunteers: “Team II” 2016!

Posted on 14/02/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
"Mopsy", "Singlish", teaching the teachers

We are Jule Reissig, Jana Brecht, and Isabella Stryj from the University of Education Karlsruhe, Germany. At the moment, we

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Closing summit and information session on “Teaching English in Laos” at the University of Education Karlsruhe

Posted on 14/02/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Germany, Internships, Partnership
teaching English in Laos, University of Education Karsruhe (PHK)

After nearly three months’ of pioneering work the project leaders, board members of the Angel foundation, university administration, and our

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Review: four ways of teaching

Posted on 14/02/201605/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Internships, Teaching experiences
"Mopsy", Ban Phang Heng Primary School, Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, Ban Sikeud Primary School, language learning, teaching English in Laos

During our time at Sikeud Primary school, we implemented four ways of teaching. In this article, I share my personal

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Weekend trips and holidays

Posted on 14/02/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Traveling, Traveling in Laos
Vientiane

Besides our work in the schools, we also had some time to explore some tourist attractions of Laos. Vientiane  We

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The Sinh

Posted on 14/02/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
Laos

While strolling through the different markets and little shops in Laos, one cannot help but notice the amount of colourful

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Modern Western Square Dance Workshop 13/12/2015

Posted on 14/02/201605/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Dancing, Workshops
Ban Sikeud Primary School, Square Dance, Total Physical Response (TPR)

After our own introduction to the world of Modern Western Square Dance in a workshop at the PH (read report

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The Baci

Posted on 12/02/201626/01/2026 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
Ban Sikeud Primary School, Buddhism, ceremonies, festival, Laos

During our time in Laos, we had the opportunity not only to witness but to be the guests of honour

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    3 Lao exchange students at PHKA in the summer term 2026

    University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    3 students of Savannakhet University (Lao P.D.R.) study at the University of Education Karlsruhe in the summer term 2026 under the last leg of our 3rd Erasmus+ Mobility Project PH Karlsruhe & Savannakhet University. 2 are Informatics students, 1 is an English student: we welcome Ms Kaemmy Sithivong!

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    3 exchange students from Ghana and Cameroon at PHKA in the summer term 2026

    University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    1 student of the University of Cape Coast (Ghana) and 2 students of the University of Yaoundé I (Cameroon) study at the University of Education Karlsruhe in the summer term 2026 under the DAAD programme  (2025-2029) "Get Ready for Global Teaching!" We welcome Mr Emmanuel Agyapong (English), Ms Adeg Nelvis Kissob (English), and Mr Noel Chick Forbang (Curriculum & Evaluation)!

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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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