Category: Laos

Letters from Laos – Hello, I’m Moukdala

Posted on 22/11/201717/12/2025 by IMartin

All Posts, First impressions, Global Englishes, Laos, Teacher interviews, Teaching experiences, Teams, The Lao teachers, Traveling in Laos

English, first impression, happiness, Lao teachers' essays, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, Teacher Interviews, teaching English in Laos

Well, Hello everyone who is reading now. My name is Moukdala. I’m 26. I live with parents. My place

The origin of National Teachers’ Day in Laos – A journey into the past and a celebration in the present

Posted on 18/11/201708/10/2019 by IMartin

All Posts, Laos, The Lao teachers

festival, Sikeud primary school, Teacher's Day, teaching English in Laos

Public holidays! For most people in the Western world, the deeper meaning of such a holiday is no longer present.

Global Handwashing Day 2017

Posted on 03/11/201715/12/2025 by IMartin

All Posts, Dancing, Intercultural Activities, Laos, Partnership

festival, intercultural competence, Ministry of Education and Sports, Sikeud primary school

Global Handwashing Day in Laos Washing hands is a privilege that should be accessible for everyone. But not everywhere is

“From Laos with love”: How to work with your Lao partner – new series by guest author Beate Pinisch

Posted on 02/11/201707/11/2017 by IMartin

All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos

intercultural competence, Laos

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” (Heraclitus)

Lao lunch with new friends

Posted on 22/10/201715/12/2025 by IMartin

All Posts, Laos, Partnership, Teams, The Lao teachers

emotions, English, Falang, first impression, friendship, Germany, intercultural competence, Lao food, Sikeud primary school, teaching English in Laos, Western food

During our first week at Ban Sikeud primary school in September, Hanna and I (Jessica) were invited by the school’s

First impressions – by Lea Herrmann

Posted on 12/10/201715/12/2025 by IMartin

All Posts, First impressions, Laos, Partnership, Personal highlight, Teaching experiences, The Lao teachers

first impression, Germany, intercultural competence, internship, Lao food, Phang Heng primary school, teaching English in Laos

…after my parents dropped me off at the airport in Frankfurt and we said goodbye for a really long time,

Our journey to Laos – Team V arrives on 18 September 2017

Posted on 01/10/201715/12/2025 by IMartin

All Posts, First impressions, Laos, Partnership, Teams

English, Germany, internship, journey, teaching English in Laos

Flying to a foreign country is almost always linked to a lot of effort. Travelling with seven people seemed like

“Global English: Teaching English in Asia” – Approaches to a complex enterprise

Posted on 23/09/201719/12/2025 by IMartin

All Posts, Global Englishes, Laos, Teaching experiences, Teams, Workshops

"Singlish", Buddhism, English, intercultural competence, internship, Laos, Research Institute of Educational Sciences (RIES), Square Dance, teaching English in Laos, ways of teaching, workshop

Winter term 2016/17 In the winter semester 2016/17, it was Team IV‘s turn to be prepared for “Teaching English in

This is Team V! 18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018

Posted on 18/09/201720/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Laos, Teaching experiences, Teams

"Mopsy", English, Germany, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, Lending Library, Phang Heng primary school, Phang Heng secondary school, Sikeud primary school, teaching English in Laos

This is Team V! Chosen by the project leader Johannes Zeck of the Angels for Children Foundation, Prof. Isabel Martin

Education in Laos (Part II) – Parallel education systems during the Lao Civil War (1954 -1975)

Posted on 17/09/201721/09/2017 by IMartin

All Posts, Laos

Education, history, Laos, school system

Introduction and historical background After Part I of the series about education in Laos described the beginning of a formalized

“Don’t miss your chance” – our film-making project at the LGTC

Posted on 02/08/201715/12/2025 by IMartin

All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos

Activities, Activity time, English, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, teaching English in Laos

This motto is not only the title of our project video for the Vientianale 2017, an annual film festival held in

Our personal highlight: Two Lao weddings – by Amelie Reiling and Stephanie Schulz

Posted on 21/07/201720/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Intercultural Activities, Laos, Personal highlight

Baci, Lao-German Technical College, Vientiane, wedding

Two of our most defining experiences in Laos were the two traditional weddings we got to attend. Never before had

Category: Laos

Letters from Laos – Hello, I’m Moukdala

The origin of National Teachers’ Day in Laos – A journey into the past and a celebration in the present

Global Handwashing Day 2017

“From Laos with love”: How to work with your Lao partner – new series by guest author Beate Pinisch

Lao lunch with new friends

First impressions – by Lea Herrmann

Our journey to Laos – Team V arrives on 18 September 2017

“Global English: Teaching English in Asia” – Approaches to a complex enterprise

This is Team V! 18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018

Education in Laos (Part II) – Parallel education systems during the Lao Civil War (1954 -1975)

“Don’t miss your chance” – our film-making project at the LGTC

Our personal highlight: Two Lao weddings – by Amelie Reiling and Stephanie Schulz

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