Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage
Scots Language Centre - promoting and supporting the Scots Language. Email [email protected] for enquiries or to let us know about your work with Scots! scotslanguage.com Perth Joined March 2009-
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A mindin thit ye'v tae Friday the 8t Mairch for tae gie yer thochts on the Scottish Languages Bill as introduced tae the Education, Children and Young People Committee as it's in stage 1 o its passage throu the pairliament. Chap on the link ablow 👇 parliament.scot/bills-and-laws…
📢 SURVEY: Scottish set text list for 2025/26 📚 This #WorldBookDay you can help shape which Scottish texts become a key part of future National 5 and Higher English courses. We’re seeking opinions from learners and educational professionals 👉 ow.ly/eoLl50QNsbo
It's #WorldBookDay the day! How no support the leid an read a buik in #scots? #scots #warldbuikday
Fit like? Up for some North East culture? Fancy a shottie at Doric ess Summer? Want to recharge your Scots, or start from scratch in a safe, supportive environment? Why not sign up to DORIC BOOTCAMP! in bonnie Portsoy. Residential or course only.
Looking forward to representing Scots tomorrow - luikin forrit tae representing the guid Scots tongue the morra at Westminter. Ye can watch it live or catch up later. @LairnScots @scotslanguage @scotsradiomedia @ScotsLeid
Looking forward to representing Scots tomorrow - luikin forrit tae representing the guid Scots tongue the morra at Westminter. Ye can watch it live or catch up later. @LairnScots @scotslanguage @scotsradiomedia @ScotsLeid
Hae ye had a look at oor online, interactive lairnin resources yet? Thir resources there tae support #Scots fir lairners aged 3-18, includin readin resources fir some o the Higher English set texts. bit.ly/lairninScots
On #InternationalMotherLanguageDay explore Scots on the Scots Language Centre wabsteid! 👇 Scotslanguage.com 👀
On #InternationalMotherLanguageDay hou no hae a lug in tae some o the 10,847 Scots ethnographic recordins ben the Kist o Riches @TobarDualchais wabsteid: tobarandualchais.co.uk/search Fun them uisin the seirch function, lik in the photies ablow!
Some graan games ideas fer Scotland the game in Scottish Studies S3.
Ye can access 'Let's Explore Oor Richts', a book fir wee yins, here: cypcs.org.uk/resources/lets… #Scots
Ye can access 'Let's Explore Oor Richts', a book fir wee yins, here: cypcs.org.uk/resources/lets… #Scots
It's #InternationalMotherLanguageDay, so what better time to reshare this excellent #Scots Word of the Week written by Professor Jeremy Smith, all aboot the mither-leid! 👇🏴 heraldscotland.com/news/19096429.….
Join us today on #InternationalMotherLanguageDay for a cabaret of story, song & poetry in Gaelic, Scots, BSL, Ukrainian, Crimean Tatar & English. Part of @sngaidhlig In collab with the Gaelic Writer in Residence @EdinburghUni @LLCatEdinburgh More info: bit.ly/49gn1pq
It's #InternationalMotherLanguageDay the day! Accordin tae the @UNESCO World Atlas o Leids, whaur leids ir categorised accordin tae different levels o endangerment, Scots is 'potentially vulnerable'. en.wal.unesco.org/languages/scots
DORIC BAIRNS RHYME TIME at Mearns Library 23RD FEBRUARY 10:30AM-11:15AM📷 Cum awa an jyne us fur sangs an stories aa aboot maet, telt in Doric. Tae book a place ging tae iss webpage below 📷 aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…
#Scots haes a broader influence oan ither leids than ye micht hink. Did ye ken that Beatrix Potter, wha spent simmers in Perthshire as a bairn, yaised Scots wirds tae name her characters?
The ritual of the scatter/scramble/poor oot as described in Born in Kyle, my memoir of growing up in small town Scotland in the 1950s. The book is available from me and from Amazon in PB, HB, & Kindle format & as an Audiobook from Audible. Date for the Glasgow launch coming soon.
It's #SeachdainnaGàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) this week. #Scots haes a puckle o wirds that ir shared wi the Gaelic, lik bràigh (brae*), broc (brock**), sgealp (skelp***), preas (press****). *hill **badger *** hit, strike **** kitchen cupboard #Wehertleids
For the first time in the history of Scottish education, teachers can now include Scots language and culture in their classrooms through new course from The OU in Scotland and @EducationScot. @JennyGilruth shares about the importance of Scots below 👇 ow.ly/TgJR50QyKLG
More than 120 teachers have signed up to a training course on embedding Scots language into the classroom. i.stv.tv/487M0dI
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439 Followers 201 Following The X home of Scottish Comic Book Day. Celebrate Scotland’s contribution to the culture of comics. The last Saturday of November #ScottishComicBookDay #scbd📢 SURVEY: Scottish set text list for 2025/26 📚 This #WorldBookDay you can help shape which Scottish texts become a key part of future National 5 and Higher English courses. We’re seeking opinions from learners and educational professionals 👉 ow.ly/eoLl50QNsbo
Tam's haein a rare #WorldBookDay2024 Nae man can tether time nor tide, the oor approaches Tam maun ride: That oor, o nichts black arch the key-stane, That dreary oor he mounts his beast in; And sic a nicht he taks the road in, As ne'er puir sinner was abroad in.
It's #WorldBookDay the day! How no support the leid an read a buik in #scots? #scots #warldbuikday
Fit like? Up for some North East culture? Fancy a shottie at Doric ess Summer? Want to recharge your Scots, or start from scratch in a safe, supportive environment? Why not sign up to DORIC BOOTCAMP! in bonnie Portsoy. Residential or course only.
Looking forward to representing Scots tomorrow - luikin forrit tae representing the guid Scots tongue the morra at Westminter. Ye can watch it live or catch up later. @LairnScots @scotslanguage @scotsradiomedia @ScotsLeid
Tomorrow, we're exploring the health and future of minority languages in the UK with a focus on the role of broadcasting in the maintenance & growth of minority languages in the UK. We'll hear from: -@MGALBA -@BBC -@S4C -@ScreenCornwall -@BBCnireland -@BBCgaeilge -@billykayscot
Hae ye had a look at oor online, interactive lairnin resources yet? Thir resources there tae support #Scots fir lairners aged 3-18, includin readin resources fir some o the Higher English set texts. bit.ly/lairninScots
Some graan games ideas fer Scotland the game in Scottish Studies S3.
Ye can access 'Let's Explore Oor Richts', a book fir wee yins, here: cypcs.org.uk/resources/lets… #Scots
🌍 Celebrating #InternationalMotherLanguageDay! 🎉 Every child should be able to learn about human rights in their own language. We have resources in Gaelic, Scots, Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic, Mandarin, Polish, Vietnamese, & British Sign Language. Resources: bit.ly/4bHnPpg
It's #InternationalMotherLanguageDay, so what better time to reshare this excellent #Scots Word of the Week written by Professor Jeremy Smith, all aboot the mither-leid! 👇🏴 heraldscotland.com/news/19096429.….
Join us today on #InternationalMotherLanguageDay for a cabaret of story, song & poetry in Gaelic, Scots, BSL, Ukrainian, Crimean Tatar & English. Part of @sngaidhlig In collab with the Gaelic Writer in Residence @EdinburghUni @LLCatEdinburgh More info: bit.ly/49gn1pq
It's #InternationalMotherLanguageDay the day! Accordin tae the @UNESCO World Atlas o Leids, whaur leids ir categorised accordin tae different levels o endangerment, Scots is 'potentially vulnerable'. en.wal.unesco.org/languages/scots
DORIC BAIRNS RHYME TIME at Mearns Library 23RD FEBRUARY 10:30AM-11:15AM📷 Cum awa an jyne us fur sangs an stories aa aboot maet, telt in Doric. Tae book a place ging tae iss webpage below 📷 aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…
Jist feenished assessin ma 2 teacher groups' unit 1 dargs, an fit a rich seam o crackin insichts aboot Scots in schuils aa ower Scotland - challenges an solutions. Couldna wish fer a better bunch, or thing tae be deein on a Friday evenin! 📸Neil Hanna www5.open.ac.uk/scotland/news/…
#Scots haes a broader influence oan ither leids than ye micht hink. Did ye ken that Beatrix Potter, wha spent simmers in Perthshire as a bairn, yaised Scots wirds tae name her characters?
The ritual of the scatter/scramble/poor oot as described in Born in Kyle, my memoir of growing up in small town Scotland in the 1950s. The book is available from me and from Amazon in PB, HB, & Kindle format & as an Audiobook from Audible. Date for the Glasgow launch coming soon.
It's #SeachdainnaGàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) this week. #Scots haes a puckle o wirds that ir shared wi the Gaelic, lik bràigh (brae*), broc (brock**), sgealp (skelp***), preas (press****). *hill **badger *** hit, strike **** kitchen cupboard #Wehertleids
For the first time in the history of Scottish education, teachers can now include Scots language and culture in their classrooms through new course from The OU in Scotland and @EducationScot. @JennyGilruth shares about the importance of Scots below 👇 ow.ly/TgJR50QyKLG
@EducationScot @JennyGilruth This post may be of interest to you 👆@scotslanguage @DrMDempster @Lenniesaurus @ionafyfe @GerdaStevenson8 @ScotGovScots @Scotland @EmmaHarperMSP @byrnesong @d_anderson878 @OU_WELS
More than 120 teachers have signed up to a training course on embedding Scots language into the classroom. i.stv.tv/487M0dI
Thank you to all our followers who joined the Languages Week Scotland celebrations! We would love to know how you celebrated, so let us know by tagging @LangsWeekScot or by filling in this form loom.ly/cCAW2bk #ScotlandLovesLanguages
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