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Falkirk Pupils learn about Scots

A Falkirk primary school is taking a new approach to the use of Scots in the classroom, The Falkirk Herald reports. Pupils at Nethermains Primary have been working with well-known Scots writer Matthew …
The Lowing Study

'Ane Instructioun for Bairnis to be Learnit in Scottis' is a co-constructive participatory study of Scots language and literature use for social inclusion in the Scottish secondary classroom. …
STUSHIE n fuss

If you look up stushie as a ‘headword’ in the online Dictionary of the Scots Language, all you will find is the starling, otherwise known as a stuckie. Although a flock of starlings might …
Was Victoria Amused?

The mid-19th century was a period of great change in Scottish society, with the state beginning to centralise in a way that had not been seen before, and Anglicised customs and language were being planted …
JM Barrie at the National Library

The National Library of Scotland is celebrating the life and work of James Matthew Barrie, Scottish writer and playwright. Barrie was born on 9 May 1860, in Kirriemuir, Angus, making May 2010 the 150th …
Sign up for the Barras story

A project using film and oral history to uncover the social and cultural history of the Barras - Glasgow's famous market - is being developed by Diversity Films. To find out more and to sign …
Competition for filmmakers in Scots

The Babel Film Festival provides an opportunity for any Scots language filmmakers to broadcast their work. It is the first competition to promote cinema in linguistic minorities and to “give voice …
LUGGIN IN: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Welcome to the first in a series of features which focus on the Scots language through the descriptions and perceptions of people who encountered it as visitors to the country. The features cover …

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