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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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    • Ban Sikeud primary school
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  • 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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    • 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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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

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

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Essay from Mittaphone “Mit” Sichampa

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

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

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Lao essays

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

At some stage during the Teach-the-Teacher classes, Sandro came up with a great idea: he asked his students Souvanh and

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“Memorandum of Understanding” between the Angels for Children foundation and the University of Education Karlsruhe

Posted on 30/12/201527/06/2016 by Johannes Zeck
All Posts, Partnership
Laos, Memorandum of Understanding, partnership

On 15 December 2015 the new cooperation between Angels for Children and the University of Education was formalized: the Chairman

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Six special task managers

Posted on 29/12/201520/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
Germany, internship, Laos, special task

Besides teaching, our five English education graduates from the University of Education Karlsruhe have some additional tasks to fulfil. First

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on 23/12/201527/06/2016 by Johannes Zeck
All Posts, Intercultural Activities
Christmas, Laos

Merry Christmas to all our friends, families and supporters all over the world. In the name of Angels for Children

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Mission: VISA run, once more

Posted on 23/12/201507/07/2016 by Johannes Zeck
All Posts, Traveling in Laos
Laos

Today it was back and forth again and we successfully renewed our VISA. Every 30 days we have to cross

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First farewell

Posted on 23/12/201520/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
Christmas, Germany, Laos, New Year

Unfortunately, Julia, Sandro, Ann-Kathrin, and Steffi had to head back to Germany this week – their time was up. Before

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Square Dance with Lao pupils at the Ban Phang Heng Secondary School 17/12/2015

Posted on 20/12/201507/07/2016 by IMartin
All Posts, Workshops
intercultural competence, Phang Heng secondary school, Square Dance, Total Physical Response, workshop

During my last week in Laos I got the great opportunity to try out Square Dance with the pupils of

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2. Falang-Friendship-Feast – farewell party for “most of us”

Posted on 19/12/201520/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Intercultural Activities
emotions, Falang, Falang-Friendship-Feast, friendship, Lao food, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, Western food

We almost cannot believe how time flew by so fast. Last week, it was already time for four of us

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A somewhat different Christmas choir

Posted on 17/12/201520/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teams
Christmas, Laos, singing

Yesterday, on the 16th of December, we (the German volunteers) reaped the fruits of weeks’ of hard work. Since the

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Smiling faces

Posted on 30/11/201520/09/2018 by IMartin
All Posts, Teaching experiences
happiness, Laos, smile

No need to explain why we´re doing this! Smiling faces in the schools in Ban Sikeud and Ban Phang Heng

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Coming up

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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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    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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