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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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    • Team VIII (19 February 2019 – 5 July 2019)
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    • Team VI (18 February 2018 – 15 April 2018)
    • Team V (18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018)
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“Expectation – The volunteer from Germany” from Done Keo Keositvong

Posted on 21/01/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
Lao teachers' essays, Phang Heng secondary school

“What were your expectations, hopes, and fears when you heard that five German volunteer teachers will come to your school?”

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“The teacher vunlunteer from Germany” from Bounpheng Singhalaht

Posted on 21/01/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
Lao teachers' essays, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school

“What were your expectations, hopes, and fears when you heard that five German volunteer teachers will come to your school?”

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Monk ceremony and other Lao celebrations

Posted on 16/01/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
Buddhism, festival, Lao food, Laos

During one of our English lessons Mit told me that there would be no school the next day. When I

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“Why I wanted to become a teacher” by Bounleud Sengsavangvong

Posted on 16/01/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
Lao teachers' essays, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school

(I choose the topic)(why do I want to be a teacher) First of all when I finished studying at high

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“My expectations” by Bounleud Sengsavangvong

Posted on 16/01/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
Lao teachers' essays, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school

“What were your expectations, hopes, and fears when you heard that five German volunteer teachers will come to your school?”

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New Literature page

Posted on 14/01/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
Laos, literature

We have collected some books, articles, facts and other background information about Laos, such as the education system, general information

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Lao Vice Minister of Education and Sports visits Angels for Children in Ban Sikeud and Ban Phang Heng

Posted on 13/01/201602/03/2020 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
Activities, English, Government, Laos, Ministry of Education and Sports, Teaching English in Laos

The end of the pilot teaching project over the last eleven weeks was crowned by a high-ranking visit on Tuesday,

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Would you like to join our project?

Posted on 10/01/201627/06/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
Germany, internship

“Teaching English in Laos” New places for internships available in Ban Sikeud and Ban Phang Heng in spring 2016 (start:

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A Lao love story

Posted on 10/01/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Laos
coffee, Lao food, Laos

It is always the same with that thing called love. Cupid´s arrow hits you when you least expect it. In

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Lot ják diaries – Lao street wise

Posted on 10/01/201620/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Traveling in Laos
Buddhism, coffee, journey, Lao food, Laos, motorbike, New Year

Every visitor of Laos should undertake at least one trip on a Lot ják! Lot ják, Lao for motorbike, is

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Thanks to our supporters!

Posted on 30/12/201527/06/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Partnership
curriculum, English, Germany, Laos, National University of Laos, Teaching English in Laos

Dear supporters, friends and colleagues! The year 2015 marked a significant change in the history of the Angels for Children

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Essay from Phovang “Noy” Inthavong

Posted on 30/12/201520/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, The Lao teachers
Lao teachers' essays, Sikeud primary school

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    2025
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    18
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    2025

    DAAD "Get Ready for Global Teaching" Mobility (Cameroon)

    8:00 - 18:00University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    Visiting Lecturer Mr Donald Beteyeh Nchofua (University of Yaoundé 1, doctoral candidate) works and teaches at PHKA under the DAAD "Get Ready for Global Teaching!" programme.

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    Nov
    2025
    Fri
    19
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    2025

    DAAD "Get Ready for Global Teaching" Mobility (Ghana)

    8:00 - 18:00University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    Visiting Lecturer Dr Gifty Edna Anani (University of Cape Coast) works and teaches at PHKA under the DAAD "Get Ready for Global Teaching!" programme.

  • Mon
    01
    Dec
    2025
    Fri
    19
    Dec
    2025

    DAAD "Get Ready for Global Teaching" Mobility (South Africa)

    8:00 - 18:00 University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    Visiting Lecturer Ass.Prof. Sibusiso Clifford Ndlangamandla (University of South Africa) works and teaches at PHKA under the DAAD "Get Ready for Global Teaching!" programme.

  • Sun
    14
    Dec
    2025
    Fri
    19
    Dec
    2025

    International Winter School "Democracy - Language - Participation"

    8:00 - 20:00University of Education Karlsruhe (Germany)

    The one-week conference is part of the DAAD "Get Ready for Global Teaching!" programme (2025-2029) at PH Karlsruhe. Visiting lecturers from our partner universitites in Northern Ireland, Israel, Ghana, Cameroon, and newly South Africa will cooperate with local students and colleagues to deepen our understanding of how democracy, language, and participation intersect and how language can be a tool for both exclusion and empowerment in democratic societies. Info und Programm Winter School 2025_en

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  • Tue
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    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).

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    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.

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    Oct
    2025
    Mon
    31
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    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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