Scots Language Award Marilyn Waters, Malcolm Wilson & Carolyn O’Reilly
What is the Award? Units History & Development, Incorporate into Combine to form and Scottish Studies Award Understanding & Award Communicating Standalone Units
What is the Award? Level 3 Demonstrate an understanding of simple texts in Scots Outcome 1 Level 6 Understand, analyse and evaluate detailed and complex texts in Scots Understanding and Communicating Unit Level 3 Outcome 2 Produce simple communication in Scots for a specific purpose and audience Level 6 Create and produce detailed and complex communication in Scots for a specific purpose and audience
What is the Award? Level 3 Outcome 1 Describe features that have helped to shape the contemporary Scots language Level 6 Analyse features that have helped to shape the contemporary Scots language History and Development Unit Level 3 Outcome 2 Describe the relationship between the contemporary Scots language and other languages Level 6 Analyse features of the contemporary Scots language
Students interested in language/linguistics? Disengaged students? Who might study the Award? Creative students? All students?
How can you deliver the Award? Dedicated Scots periods Crosscurricular solutions Straddling exam years During exam leave
Workshop What is the Award? Topics for discussio n How can you deliver the Award? Who should study the Award?
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