Introduction to Scots language debates
Scots – Fae up the toun tae doon intae lochs an soonds
© Sylvia Warnecke
5. Community Link
Activity 7
A
One of the great achievements that have come out of government support for the Scots language is the establishment of the Scots Language Centre, an online community space for all things to do with Scots. We ask you to take a bit of time to explore the Scots Language Centre website to get an idea of how this might support you in your teaching of Scots language and culture.
You may want to take some notes on/or copy links of the parts of the website you find particularly interesting and useful.
Make sure also you familiarise yourself with the ‘Lairn Scots’ section and all the related education resources: Scots Language: Activities
B
Laura Green, who is a Scots Education Specialist at the Scots Language Centre, is among other things responsible for the development of the CLPL and CPD Resources For Teachers on the website. In this short video from October 2020, The Wee Gaitherin Scots in Education, she interviewed writer Susie Briggs and Rhona Alcorn, CEO of the Scots Language Dictionaries, to discuss what's new in Scots in Education.
Listen to the interview and take some notes on aspects from the video that are particularly relevant to your context.