16.6 What I have learned

Before finishing your work on this unit, please revisit what you worked on in Activity 1, where we asked you to take some notes on what you already knew in relation to the key learning points of the unit.

Compare your notes from before you studied this unit with what you have learned here and add to these notes as you see fit to produce a record of your learning.

Here are the key learning points again for you as a reminder:

• how links with Scandinavia have influenced Scots language

• the ties with countries across Europe

• the lasting impact of Scots language on North America and Canada as well as the Southern Hemisphere

• how Scots abroad was shaped by other languages

• the role of song and poetry and carrying Scots around the globe.