The Laos Experience 🇱🇦🇬🇭🇩🇪

Closing Conference (2) with LGTC-Team X
2020-07-30 16:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Berlin)

Preparatory Workshop 3 for Team XI
2020-07-31 14:00 - 18:00

Mr Chanthalakone Souydalay and Mr Phongsvang Xaikhongkham visit the Lao Embassy in Berlin
2020-08-24 - 2020-08-28

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: Database Research Workshop with the town library (“BLB”)
2020-11-10 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Working and teaching internationally and interculturally" (returnee-volunteers, International Office, Prof. Martin)
2020-11-17 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: Reading, research & consultation session (Prof. Martin)
2020-11-24 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals" (Dr. Thomas Hoffmann)
2020-12-01 12:00 - 13:30

Congratulations on the 45th anniversary of Lao P.D.R. on 2 December 2020!
2020-12-02 - 2020-12-06
We congratulate our Lao partners on the 45th anniversary of their country – on 2 December 1975
“Laos gained full independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and everyone is proud to have complete freedom and the right to develop their country as well as enjoy their lives. National Day is a time for Lao people to pay respect and homage to the revolutionary leaders, particularly President Kaysone Phomvihane who dedicated their lives for the good of their country and the well-being of all ethnicities. It is also a time for Laos to review its accomplishments and consider what needs to be done in the future.” https://www.vientianetimes.org.la/freeContent/FreeConten_Laos235.php

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Global English(es)" (Alessa Stolz); "Global Citizenship Education" (Jessica Weigelmann)
2020-12-08 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Education & TEFL in China" (Miaoxing Ye); "TEFL in Laos: 'What's Mozart?'" (Rebecca Dengler)
2020-12-15 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Global Mobility Programmes" (Vanessa Vitopoulos); "Culture-shock & re-entry shock" (Natascha Beyer)
2020-12-22 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Stereotypes, prejudices, preconceptions" (Hannes Nehring); "Moral Relativism vs. Universal Values" (Joris Rose)
2021-01-12 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Decolonize your mind, your language & your teaching" (Luana Ebert & Ruben Mueller)
2021-01-19 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Cultural differences in learning and teaching" (Lia Bandomer); "Culture Identity theories - 'Third-Culture Kids'" (Irina Vasilenko)
2021-01-26 12:00 - 13:30

"German-Lao research projects on bi-directional teaching and learning: Decolonization, internationalization, professionalization"
2021-01-27 18:15 - 19:45
Public talk: Introduction of the project design, goals, and research questions (Prof. Dr. I. Martin) and of three doctoral dissertations-in-progress (R. Dengler, M. Ye, P. Reul)
Research

Overview

Please contact us if you would like to attend:
isabel.martin@ph-karlsruhe.de or olga.kunina-habenicht@ph-karlsruhe.de

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Peace Education: The concepts, principles & practices around the world" (Maximilian Fleischer); "Education and TEFL in Israel; English as a business" (Liran Natan)
2021-02-02 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "'Walk a mile in their shoes': English as a 'distant language'" (Prof. Dr. Martin)
2021-02-09 12:00 - 13:30

“Global English(es), Global TEFL & Global Citizenship Education” seminar at PH KA: "Model United Nations in New York: Chairing the Lao P.D.R. Committee" (Shirin Ud-Din); Final discussion and evaluation; Research options
2021-02-16 12:00 - 13:30

Our volunteer from Team XI.5 flies to Laos today!
2021-03-23
Congratulations, Ms Leya, and well done for nerve!

Team XI.5 works in Vientiane (2021)
2021-03-25 - 2021-06-30
After one full Covid-gap year, travel is possible again and we resume our cooperations!

State quarantine finishes for volunteer Leya Hoenicke!
2021-04-08
Leya in Laos

Lao New Year Party at LGTC
2021-04-12

Seminar "Global English(es), Global Citizenship Education & Global TEFL" at the University of Education Karlsruhe (summer term 2021)
2021-04-13 - 2021-07-20
1 Introduction, requirements, syllabus, digital organisation (13.4.2021), Prof. Martin
2 Database Research Workshop (MLA, JSTOR) with Dr. Stello (BLB) (20.4.2021), Prof. Martin
3 Teaching and working interculturally & internationally (AAA & Laos returnees) (27.4.2021), Prof. Dr. Martin with Julia Friedl and Celine Seeger
4 Lecture “‘Walk a mile in their shoes’: English as a ‘distant’ language” (4.5.2021), Prof. Martin
5 “Global English(es)” (11.5.2021), Laura Marcinski; 5 “Global Citizenship Education” (11.5.2021), Ralph Vogt & Niklas Hoffmann
6 “Global mobility programmes for students” (18.5.2021), Manuel Hettel; 6 “Culture shock and reentry shock” (18.5.2021), Irina Vasilenko
7 Guest lecture “Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals” (18.5.2021), Hon.Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoffmann
8 “IDLE (Informal digital learning of English)” (25.5.2021), Sally Bieger; 7 “Global Justice” (25.5.2021), Saskia Schmidt
9 “Moral relativism vs. universal values” (8.6.2021), Pascal Reger; 8 “The Postmethod Method” (8.6.2021), Maike Eißler
10 “Cultural differences in learning and teaching” (15.6.2021), Briana Wedge; 9 Guest lecture “Cultural barriers to learning English in ‘International’ English course books for Adult Lao Learners” (15.6.2021), Rebecca Dengler, M.A.
11 “Decolonise your mind, your language, and your teaching” (22.6.2021), Isabella Russo & Salvatore Riccardo Pellegrino
12″ Multiculturalism/bilingualism in teaching English” (29.6.2021), Carolin Callahan; 12 “L1 interference in language learning” (29.6.2021), Sezen Sinan Mollavelli
13 “Women and education” (13.7.2021), Anna Riegel; 13 “Green travel & ‘Carbon Footprint'” (13.7.2021), Jasmin Fuchs & Debora Neudeck
14 Feedback, course evaluation; Outlook on participation in research; possible participation in Laos project (20.7.2021), Prof. Martin

2 Erasmus+ Staff Mobilities from Karlsruhe University of Education to Savannakhet University (English)
2021-04-27 - 2021-07-31
CANCELLED – cf. last post “The Get-to-Laos Experience – a thriller”

3 Erasmus+ Staff Mobilities from Savannakhet University to Karlsruhe University of Education (4 staff: English, IT, Physics)
2021-04-30 - 2021-07-31
CANCELLED – lockdown in several provinces means prohibition to travel to Vientiane to pick up the passports and then catch the flight

"Relocating Research in Applied Linguistics": 29th Conference for Applied Linguistics of the German Foreign Languages Research Association (DGFF)
2021-09-22 09:00 - 2021-09-24 18:00
Conference homepage and programme, with papers by I. Martin, R. Dengler, and M. Ye in Section 7: “Decolonisation and Anti-Racism in Applied Linguistics”

"Decolonisation of foreign language teaching in China and Laos: Similarities and differences of Chinese and Lao EFL leaners’ misplacements of English stress focused on their L1 tone influence" - conference paper by M. Ye
2021-09-23

"Bilateral decolonisation in Applied Linguistics and Research in Foreign Languages: A Case Study" - conference paper by I. Martin
2021-09-23

"Intercultural barriers in 'international' English course books at Savannakhet University, Laos" - conference paper by R. Dengler
2021-09-23

Erasmus+ Mobility of doctoral students M. Ye at Savannakhet University (?)
2021-10-11 - 2022-01-01
Start of Project 2 delayed once more (presently no CoEs issued for foreigners)
