Communication styles: Lao and German – by Chanthalakone Souydalay
A tree is known by its fruit (ພາສາບອກຊາດ ມາລະຍາດບອກຕະກູນ) Lao people have used this motto since ancient until now. Which
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The consecutive list of our blog posts since the beginning of the project in 2015.
Our new-old cooperation partner: the Sunshine School in Vientiane, Lao P.D.R.
A fresh start (Isabel Martin) In 2017, we started a pilot-project with the Sunshine School in Vientiane with two volunteers
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We are Team XI – Introduction
Team XI – Preparation in times of the Coronavirus Today we are happy to finally introduce ourselves to you. We
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Spotlight on the first Lao Callers for Modern Western Square Dance – a fun tool for integrated English teaching (summer term 2019 and 2020)
Square Dance Calling classes 2019 and 2020 at the University of Education Karlsruhe with Erasmus+ students Editor’s note: “Learning Through
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Erasmus+ Mobility: Bernhard Standl and Martin Remmele at Savannakhet University in Laos (March 2020)
Two researchers of the Karlsruhe University of Education (KUE) in the field of “STEM” (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) came
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National Model United Nations 2019: A Throwback to being Head Delegate for Lao P.D.R.
Arrival Frankfurt, 06:00 in the morning, 13 April 2019. I am standing at Frankfurt Airport waiting to board the plane
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Team X revisited
Dear readers, Five memorable months to the day have gone by since Team X had to leave Laos on 18
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The life of a Lao tour guide – an inside perspective on tourism in Laos
As a German volunteer of Team X at the Lao-German Technical College (LGTC) in Vientiane, we also had free time
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Letters from Germany – “First impressions of Karlsruhe in lockdown as an International Student” by Chanthalakone Souydalay (SKU)
My name is Chanthalakone Souydalay (nickname “Thon”), I am 29 years old and I am a volunteer teacher in Faculty
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First time living abroad (Germany) during the covid-19 pandemic – by Phongsavang Xaikongkham (SKU)
Get to know me! Hello, my name is Phongsavang Xaikhongkham (nickname “Don”), I am 27 years old. I am an
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Letters from China: “At the epicentre of the pandemic – a Wuhan diary” by Miaoxing Ye
I am Ye Miaoxing, a PhD candidate supervised by professor Martin Isabel.1 I first wrote to her in August, visited
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Dit and her Amelia Cafe – our favourite café (owner) in Vientiane
Our favourite café (owner) in Vientiane – Dit and her Amelia Cafe Note: Although roughly 80% of the Lao population
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