The Laos Experience 🇱🇦🇬🇭🇩🇪

Session 5: "Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals" (Hon.Prof. Dr. T. Hoffmann, ESD ExpertNet)
2022-05-25 11:45 - 13:15 (Europe/Berlin)
Website of ESD Expert Net

Session 6: Lecture & workshop RFCDC (2): Self-experiments for Competences for Democratic Culture & the SDGs (Dr. Ri. Beecroft)
2022-05-25 14:00 - 15:30

Session 7: "Global English(es)" (Retzler, Sadrija, Ritzmann); "Global Citizenship Education" (Höfler, Braun, Magin)
2022-06-01 12:00 - 13:30

Call for applications for internship in Laos (winter term 2022/23): 6 places in Vientiane
2022-06-13 - 2022-06-30
Call for applications open now!
Deadline: 26 June 2022

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

"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: "Diversity and social justice in language learning, teaching and research: bringing theory and practice together"
2022-07-14 - 2022-07-15
14-15 July 2022
Website
presenters from the University of Education Karlsruhe: Prof. Dr. I. Martin & R. Dengler, M.A. (PhD student)

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 2 (M.A.) "Decolonise Your Mind": 3 short stories (Kipling, Orwell, Thurber) and poem ("Dictionary Blacktrap" by Sista Rootz) on Decoloniality
2022-10-25 12:00 - 13:30

Session 2 (B.A.) "Global English(es) & Global Citizenship Education": "Competences for Democratic Culture" (guest lecturer Dr. R. Beecroft)
2022-10-26 14:30 - 16:00

Session 3 (B.A.) "Global English(es) & Global Citizenship Education": Research Workshop English Databases
2022-10-29 14:30 - 16:00

Session 3 (M.A.) "Decolonise Your Mind": Colonialism and Coloniality (I. Rajic, R. Totusek & I. Martin)
2022-11-08 12:00 - 13:30

Session 4 (B.A.) "Global English(es) & Global Citizenship Education": Student Mobilities: "Market of possibilities" (International Office & returnees)
2022-11-09 14:30 - 16:00

Session 4 (M.A.) "Decolonise Your Mind": Revision/extension Narratology; cont. 3 stories (Thurber, Kipling, Orwell) (J. Rose, J. Herriegel & I. Martin)
2022-11-15 12:00 - 13:30

Session 5 (B.A.) "Global English(es) & Global Citizenship Education": Global Citizenship Education (H. Maier, V. Kurz & I. Martin)
2022-11-16 14:30 - 16:00
