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Bi-directional Learning and Teaching: Lao-German Projects and Tandems

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      • 1.1. First Project Phase: “Teaching English in Laos” (2015-2018)
      • 1.2. Second Project Phase: “Bi-directional teaching and learning” (2018-2021)
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    • Team VI (18 February 2018 – 15 April 2018)
    • Team V (18 September 2017 – 15 February 2018)
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Coming up

  • Sat
    11
    Nov
    2023
    Mon
    11
    Dec
    2023

    "Fact-Finding Mission" 2023: "Bi-directional Decoloniality towards Systemic Re-Learning" (Cameroon, Ghana)

    Douala, Yaoundé (Cameroon), Cape Coast, Accra (Ghana)

    Prof. Martin's first FFM in 2017 secured a new cooperation partner for the University of Education Karlsruhe: Savannakhet University. This second FFM is also funded by the "DAAD" (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst = German Academic Exchange Service) and serves to prepare two new university cooperations with the University of Yaoundé 1 and Cape Coast. Prof. Martin is accompanied by her doctoral student Ms Rebecca Dengler (English Dep't). Mr Nico Hillah (Informatics Dep't) will accompany us in Ghana.

  • Mon
    27
    Nov
    2023
    Fri
    19
    Jan
    2024

    CALL for APPLICATIONS F13 ASA-Programme ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL opens 1.12.2023 for 2 German-Cameroonian student-tandems in 2024 towards decolonising education systems and knowledges production

    Germany & Cameroon

    #PHKarlsruhe & #UniversityofYaounde1 are also currently preparing a new university cooperation.

    The ASA student-tandem project runs parallel to this new development from April to December 2024 and is fully funded for 4 students.
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    @EngGlobal

    Info session: Monday, 27.11., 12:00-13:00 (German and Cameroonian time are the same)
    Register here: https://www.engagement-global.de/veranstaltung-detail/beratungscaf%C3%A9-reinkommen-zuh%C3%B6ren-fragen-stellen-8076.html

    Application period for Cameroonian students: 27.11.-14.12.2023
    Application period for German students: 1.12.2023 to 19.1.2024
    Places: 2 each
    Period of tandem-work: 15.4.-29.12.2024

  • Sun
    07
    Jul
    2024
    Wed
    10
    Jul
    2024

    ALA Congress 2024 at the University of Education Karlsruhe: "Language Awareness, Education & Power"

    8:00 to 18:00Karlsruhe, Germany

    The 17th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness will take place in 2024 as the 30th Anniversary Congress from 7 - 10 July 2024 at the Karlsruhe University of Education, Germany (#alaconference2024). On the following day, 11 July, we will offer a special social programme with interesting tours and events.

    Call for papers, Registration on ConfTool: submission deadline 1st December 2023, notification of acceptance1st March 2024. Contact ala2024@conftool.org
    Presentation types: Papers (20 min.), Posters (poster session), Symposia (90 minutes), Workshops (90 Minutes)
    Track 1 – Language Awareness in Language Education; Track 2 – Language Awareness and Global Citizenship; Track 3 – Language Awareness and Digital/Social Media; Track 4 – Language Awareness and the Workplace; Track 5 – Language Awareness and Artificial Intelligence (AI); Track 6 – Critical Language Awareness: Decoloniality, Gender

    Keynote speakers: Prof. Dr. Sinfree Makoni, Prof. Dr. Simone Pfenniger, Rahat Zaidi, Ph. D.
    Eric-Hawkins_lecture: Prof. Dr. Claudia Finkbeiner, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Agneta Svalberg, Assoc. Prof. Joanna White, Ph .D
    South-North Co-Chair of Roundtable "Decolonising Applied Linguistics": Eric Enongene Ekemne, Ph. D., Prof. Dr. Isabel Martin
    Invited Speakers: Prof. Peter de Costa, Ph. D., Prod. Mario E. López-Gopar, Ph. D, Yecid Ortega, Ph. D., Ass.Prof. Prem Phyak, Ph. D

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Current development

  • Tue
    01
    Aug
    2023
    Fri
    31
    Jul
    2026

    3rd Erasmus+ Mobility Project PH Karlsruhe & Savannakhet University

    Karlsruhe (Germany) & Savannakhet (Lao P.D.R.)

    Erasmus+ Key Action 171 Mobility Project between the University of Education Karlsruhe and Savannakhet University (budget 62.470,00 Euro): After our first two mobility projects, "Bi-directional Teaching and Learning" (2018-2021) and "Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship" (2021-2023), we now embark on "Digital Citizenship and Bi-directional Decoloniality" for 3 years (2023-2026).

  • Sun
    01
    Oct
    2023
    Fri
    12
    Jan
    2024

    Team XII works in Laos

    Vientiane, Laos

    Volunteers from the English Department of the University of Education Karlsruhe tandem-teach and tandem-learn at the Lao-German Technical College, Vocational Development Institute, and at Sunshine School.

  • Sun
    01
    Oct
    2023
    Sun
    31
    Mar
    2024

    Sabbatical Prof. Martin (winter term 2023/24)

    Germany, Laos, Cameroon, Ghana, UK, Israel

    Research project: "Bi-directional Decoloniality in Applied Linguistics and English Teacher Education"
    Research partners are colleagues at The University of Education Karlsruhe, Savannakhet University (Lao P.D.R.), the University of Yaoundé 1 (Cameroon), Cape Coast University (Ghana), Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Pedagogical University (Ukraine), Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University (Ukraine), Kibbutzim College (Israel), Queen Mary University of London (UK)

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