Scots as a language learning option in schools

5. Professional Recognition

This reflective blog post should be informed by your learning across units 1–7. You should write critically and in some depth about your development across the course of the whole programme.

You are encouraged to:

• revisit and review the coaching wheel you completed during Induction

• consider the extent of the interconnections between the language and pedagogy strands

• outline the next steps for you as a teacher of languages.

Your post should:

• be 750–1000 words in length. You may write a longer contribution if you wish.
  

• be informed by your learning since the start of this programme and look forward to the next steps for your professional development in terms of Scots language and culture teaching pedagogy

• address the programme’s three Master’s level criteria:

  • Knowledge and understanding

  • Critical analysis

  • Structure, communication and presentation.

In writing your post, you may choose to:

• use one or more prompts from the bank of reflective prompts provided to frame your writing

• make connections between readings and your practice

• explore the extent to which you feel surprised/impressed/disappointed or something else by an aspect in your coaching wheel.

Finally, post your reflection in your Reflective blog.