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Session 8: "Culture & education in Lao P.D.R." (Sangthongphet, Inthicak)
2022-06-15 12:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Berlin)

"GCE and Decoloniality" Workshop at SKU (1)
2022-06-15 13:30 - 16:00
In the workshop, we will discuss what global citizenship education and decoloniality are and how these concepts may be important for teaching in Laos in the 21st century. The first session will focus on Global Citizenship Education and the second on decolonial teaching practices.

Session 9: "Universal values vs. Moral Relativism" (Siegel, Schmitt, Rebai); "Globalisation in TESOL & Postmethod Pedagogy" (Scholz, Diamanti, Manna)
2022-06-22 12:00 - 13:30

"GCE and Decoloniality" Workshop at SKU (2)
2022-06-22 13:30 - 16:00

7th Lao-German Friendship Feast - back after 2 years of travel restrictions and lockdown!
2022-06-26

Session 10: "Dies Academicus" (doctoral students present their work on campus)
2022-06-29 10:00 - 17:00

Hybrid Conference ISLE Summer School: "The Empire Speaks Back in a Postcolonial Dialect - Decolonising English Linguistics for the 21st Century"
2022-07-04 - 2022-07-08
International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE): Website of the hybrid ISLE conference with programme

Hybrid Conference ISLE Summer School: "English as a 'distant' language: 'Walk a mile in their shoes'" (Prof. Dr. I. Martin)
2022-07-05 - 2022-07-08
International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE) Website

Session 11: "Decolonial English teaching practices - pronunciation and 'global' material" (guest lecture & workshop with R. Dengler & M. Ye)
2022-07-06 12:00 - 13:30

Session 12: "Decolonise Your Mind" (Yasavur, Dimitriadis, Fühl); "Decolonise the curriculum and course books" (Dengler)
2022-07-13 12:00 - 13:30

Online Conference The Open University: "Bi-directional Decoloniality in Applied Linguistics: A Lao-German teacher-tandem project" (Prof. Dr. I. Martin)
2022-07-15
Online Conference The Open University: “Diversity and social justice in language learning, teaching and research: bringing theory and practice together”
Website

Session 13: "Stereotypes, prejudice, preconceptions, xenophobia" (Richartz, Marotta, Hussong); "Education in Israel" (Hamo, Maor, Insall)
2022-07-20 12:00 - 13:30

Session 14: "Save the Soil" (guest lecture by D. Trendl); "'Walk a mile in their shoes': English as a 'distant' language" (I. Martin); "Decoloniality in English Studies - perspectives in research & teaching for students" (I. Martin)
2022-07-27 12:00 - 13:30

Poster presentation (Rebecca Dengler): “Decolonising English language teaching material – Uncovering intercultural barriers in global course books used at Savannakhet University in Laos”
2022-09-02
BAAL Conference 2022 (British Association of Applied Linguistics): “Innovation and Social Justice in Applied Linguistics”

Poster presentation (Philipp Reul): "A Professional Learning Community in a German-Lao tandem learning and teaching programme to professionalize German pre-service English teachers as Global Educators"
2022-09-12 15:00 - 15:30
Conference: “Wissen, Können und Handeln für den fremdsprachlichen Unterricht” – Fremdsprachendidaktische Perspektiven auf (angehende) Lehrpersonen, Professions- und Wissensforschung”

Poster presentation (Philipp Reul): "A Professional Learning Community in a German-Lao tandem learning and teaching programme to professionalize German pre-service English teachers as Global Educators"
2022-09-16 14:30 - 16:00
SLTED Conference (Second Language Teacher Education) 2022: “Challenges and New Horizons”

Session 1 (M.A.) "Decolonise Your Mind": Introduction, organization, requirements
2022-10-18 12:00 - 13:30

Session 1 (B.A.) "Global English(es) & Global Citizenship Education": Introduction, organization, requirements
2022-10-19 14:30 - 16:00

Session 8 (B.A.) "Global English(es) & Global Citizenship Education": Global Citizenship Education (S. Fühl, Y. Vishaj & I. Martin)
2022-12-07 14:30 - 16:00

Session 8 (M.A.) "Decolonise Your Mind": Black British Literature (K. Meiners, J. Ander & I. Martin)
2022-12-13 12:00 - 13:30

Session 9 (B.A.) "Global English(es) & Global Citizenship Education": Walk a mile in their shoes: English as a "distant" language (I. Martin)
2022-12-14 14:30 - 16:00

Session 9 (M.A.) "Decolonise Your Mind": Black Women Writers (E. Schmidt, C. Köngeter & I. Martin)
2022-12-20 12:00 - 13:30

Session 10 (B.A.) "Global English(es) & Global Citizenship Education": English Education in Ukraine/ Spain (Dr. V. Guseva/ J. Borrego Baena)
2022-12-21 14:30 - 16:00

Call for Applications open until 14 May: Team XII (October 2023 - January 2024)
2023-02-22 - 2023-05-14
New start: 5 out of 10 volunteer places for “Bi-directional Decolonial Teaching and Learning” are filled already – if you want to work with a Lao tandem-teacher, you can apply for one of the remaining 5 places. The timeframe is October to January; longer stays are possible.
Contact Julia Friedl or Prof. Martin at PH Karlsruhe.
Current partner schools and colleges are:
Lao-German Technical College (Vientiane), Vocational Education Development Institute (Vientiane), NEW: Champasak Technical College (Paksé)
NEW: Luang Prabang Technical College (Luang Prabang)

Erasmus+ Mobility Dr. Ralph Hansmann (Physics)
2023-02-27 - 2023-03-03
Catching up after Covid: After Dr. Nico Hillah from the Institute of Computer Science (January 2023) and Julia Friedl M.A. from the International Office (February), Dr Ralph Hansmann from Physics visits our partners in Savannakhet for continued cooperation and planning of the next project.

Erasmus+ Student Mobility: Thongther Lovanthak (SKU, Faculty of Linguistics) at PH Karlsruhe
2023-03-03 - 2023-08-31

AAAL 2023 Pre-Conference Workshops
2023-03-17
“(Un)Doing Applied Linguistics through Southern Epistemologies: Affordances and Challenges” hosted by Sinfree Makoni (Director of African Studies and Professor of Applied Linguistics), Alissa Hartig (Assoc. Prof. of Applied Linguistics) & Magdalena Madany-Saá (PhD candidate)

AAAL 2023 Conference: "Collaborating and Mentoring in Applied Linguistics"
2023-03-18 - 2023-03-21
AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) 2023: “Collaborating and Mentoring in Applied Linguistics”
Roundtable presenter I. Martin (20 March, 10 a.m.): “Bi-directional Decoloniality in Applied Linguistics: A Lao-German cooperation project”

Erasmus+ Staff Training Mobility: Somsanouk Xayyavong (SKU, Faculty of Informatics) at PH Karlsruhe
2023-04-01 - 2023-06-30

IATEFL Pre-Conference Event (PCE) in Special Interest Group (SIG): "Global Justice"
2023-04-17
Research (Re) SIG (Special Interest Group): “Teacher Research and inclusion and social justice in language education”, hosted by Dr. Ernesto Vargas Vil (Programme Director and Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London)https://www.iatefl.org/events/420
Panel discussion led by Prof. Richard Smith (Prof. of ELT & Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick), with panel speaker Prof. I. Martin (Prof. of English, University of Education Karlsruhe)
Workshop on “Autoethnography” by Peter de Costa (Assoc. Prof. at Michigan State University, Co-editor of TESOL Quarterly, Convenor of the 2023 IATEFL Conference)
Showcase by Prof. Martin: “Towards Global Justice in TESOL through North-South teacher-tandem projects”
