This was the reason why Vanessa decided to do her bilingual project at Ban Phang Heng Lower Secondary School.īefore leaving for our stay abroad, Vanessa did some research on how chemistry experiments for secondary students could be implemented in class and also on which experiments might be interesting for the Lao pupils. The Science Lab was a great opportunity for us to practise our former knowledge about teaching science. In fact, in Laos we had the chance to offer the “ Science Lab” for Activity Time at the Lower Secondary School Ban Phang Heng, which means we conducted experiments for interested pupils every Monday and Thursday from 3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
The “bi-directional (tandem) teaching and learning” project in Laos caught our interest due to the fact that it might be the most fitting opportunity to achieve these required competences and gain this knowledge, all combined. This includes photo material, gestures, and drawings on the blackboard.Īlso, learning about other cultures fosters intercultural understanding. Due to the fact that neither of us speaks the Laotian language, we had to find ways to communicate with the Laotian pupils without relying on language. Furthermore, we would experience new ways of approaching problems. Not only would we experience, live, and work amongst the Lao people and culture, but we would be also able to expand our practical skills at teaching because of the opportunity of gaining a better understanding of materials and ingredients. Out of the many different offers the PH Karlsruhe provides, the project “ The Laos Experience” attracted us the most.
Rittersbacher 2016, guideline for unit test).
During our stay abroad, an individual project has to be carried out and documented, as a “milestone in order to become a teacher for bilingual teaching” (“Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur BLL/ CLIL – Lehrkraft”), which is to specify and reflect our experiences and newly gained knowledge and competences (C. Therefore, it is necessary to stay abroad for a longer period of time. Staying abroad usually extends and deepens language competences and provides cultural learning possibilities. For a teacher of bilingual teaching it is important to use possibilities for cultural learning and teaching because it “enables to be effective with students from cultures other than own” (cf. Rebekka studies English in combination with biology and Vanessa studies English in combination with chemistry. We, Rebekka Vogt and Vanessa Wecker ( Team VIII), are enrolled in this Bilingual Teaching program. There are no specifications where to go, but the chosen country or project has to be connected to one of the two offered target languages at the PH Karlsruhe: English or French. For a Bachelor’s degree in Bilingual Teaching 2 at the PH Karlsruhe, a stay abroad of 20 weeks is required.
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