When abroad, speaking someone’s native tongue will usually get you into their good books. This is even the case for English ...

Scots, the West-Germanic language, has declined in popularity in recent history, however their words are still used by many people. Teachers can use these short clips in the classroom to explore ...

From words you’ll recognise to ones you may never have come across before, here are 18 Scottish words that don’t quite have ...

And you might have heard a few things about language learning that simply aren’t true – there are plenty of myths around. A common myth is that speaking more than one language confuses ...

The new Stormont commissioner for Ulster Scots will not be required to speak the language – unlike their counterpart for Irish. Despite the advert for the £79,000-£89,000 role appearing in ...

This Scots form of hotel is recorded in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) through a number of 19th-century examples. Sir Walter Scott wrote in St Ronan’s Well (1824): “They maun hae ...

The head of the Ulster-Scots Agency has said that the lack of requirement for the new commissioner to speak the language ‘reflects the reality’ of where it’s currently at. Ian Crozier ...