The end of lent: Festival of lights, Boat racing festival, Teachers’ Day
One morning when Nina, one of the volunteers at the LGTC, went for her morning run along the Mekong River,
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Lao lunch with new friends
During our first week at Ban Sikeud primary school in September, Hanna and I (Jessica) were invited by the school’s
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First impressions – by Lea Herrmann
…after my parents dropped me off at the airport in Frankfurt and we said goodbye for a really long time,
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Our journey to Laos – Team V arrives on 18 September 2017
Flying to a foreign country is almost always linked to a lot of effort. Travelling with seven people seemed like
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“Global English: Teaching English in Asia” – Approaches to a complex enterprise
Winter term 2016/17 In the winter semester 2016/17, it was Team IV‘s turn to be prepared for “Teaching English in
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This is Team V! 18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018
This is Team V! Chosen by the project leader Johannes Zeck of the Angels for Children Foundation, Prof. Isabel Martin
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Education in Laos (Part II) – Parallel education systems during the Lao Civil War (1954 -1975)
Introduction and historical background After Part I of the series about education in Laos described the beginning of a formalized
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From Laos to England – 4 teachers go on an 8-week English language course at Hilderstone College, sponsored by AfC
Four Lao English teachers attend an English language course at Hilderstone College, sponsored by the German foundation Angels for Children.
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Guest author Angela Bauer-Seekings (ELT Pearson Deutschland GmbH) visits our project (March 2017)
Prof. Dr. Isabel Martin and I met professionally at the University of Education Karlsruhe. Her enthusiasm when talking about the
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“Don’t miss your chance” – our film-making project at the LGTC
This motto is not only the title of our project video for the Vientianale 2017, an annual film festival held in
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Our personal highlight: A special early Lao New Year – by Jessica Deißler & Alyssa Weber
During our amazing time in Laos we got the chance to gain some fantastic new experiences. We want to share
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Our personal highlight: A hiking trip with the Lao teachers – by Laura Jakob, Rebecca Dengler & Veronika Golla
It was one of the hottest days we experienced in Laos shortly before we had to fly back to Germany.
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