SOCIAL STUDIES
Consider the decline of the Scots language and
the social reasons this happened.
Compare language use in Scotland to another
country such as Canada where French, Gaelic
and English are spoken. (Or closer to home could
consider Wales where Welsh and English are
spoken and televised.)
Interdisciplinary planning approach
Unrelated Incidents
by Tom Leonard
Third level
This interdisciplinary approach shows some possible learning
opportunities which link to the experience and outcome codes shown.
These are ideas for starting points, though, and could be amended
with other links depending on your context. In this example we have
highlighted a lead curriculum area, however, to suit needs and interests a
different curriculum area could easily be used
LEAD CURRICULUM AREA -LITERACY AND ENGLISH
EXPRESSIVE ARTS
Devise a script for a news report in their local
area. They could perform the scripted piece in
Scots/English.
Create art work/posters to support Scots/other
language development
Consider the accents of BBC newsreaders
in 1950s and 1960s.
Look at more recent newsreaders on the
BBC – Consider whether there is a wider
range of dialects now?
Consider why there may be more regional
accents used in BBC today but perhaps
NOT the use of different languages e.g.
Scots.
Consider the decline of native languages.
Related experiences and outcomes: SOC 3-06a
and SOC 3-04a
MEDIA (ENGLISH)
A literary study of Scots language using the Knowledge of Language
website
Consider attitudes towards Scots language. Do you think Tom Leonard
is still correct in his assertion that ‘yi widny wahnt mi ti talk aboot thi
trooth wia voice lik wanna yoo scruff.’
Research the decline of the Scots language and take part in a debate
for/against using Scots in formal discourse.
Related experiences and outcomes: LIT 304a/3-06a and LIT 3-03a
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Explore the right to speak in their native
language and discuss how some speakers
of Scots/Gaelic and other languages are
marginalized.
Discuss own experiences of the Scots/or
their native language being corrected or
undervalued and explain how it made them
feel considering the effect it may have on
future generations.
Learners may use the debate as a stimulus for writing a discursive
piece about Scots and its place in society.
Related experiences and outcomes: EXA 3-14a
and EXA 3-04a
Compare the attitudes towards Scots and Gaelic – What is the
difference between the two and why?
Related experiences and outcomes: HWB
3-09a and HWB 3-01a
Related experiences and outcomes: LIT 3-16a, LIT 3-18a, LIT 315a/LIT 3-02a, LIT 3-26a and LIT 3-08a