1. Scots Language Award Marilyn Waters and Malcolm Wilson

2. Today Quick overview of Award Education Scotland presentation Candidate evidence for Units at Levels 4 and 5

3. What is the Award? Units History & Development, and Understanding & Communicating Combine to form Award Incorporate into Scottish Studies Award Standalone Units

4. Understanding & Communicating Unit Outcome 1 - Level 3: Demonstrate an understanding of simple texts in Scots - Level 6: Understand, analyse and evaluate detailed and complex texts in Scots Outcome 2 - Level 3: 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

5. History & Development Unit Outcome 1 - Level 3: Describe features that have helped to shape the contemporary Scots language - Level 6: Analyse features that have helped to shape the contemporary Scots language Outcome 2 - Level 3: Describe the relationship between the contemporary Scots language and other languages - Level 6: Analyse features of the contemporary Scots language

6. Education Scotland 10:20-10:50 / 14:20-14:50 Workshop 1: Understanding and Communicating 11:00-11:40 / 15:00-15:40 Workshop 2: History and Development 11:40-12:20 / 15:40-16:20

7. Scots Language Award webpage: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/70056.html Scots Language and Scottish Studies Blog: http://blogs.sqa.org.uk/ Qualifications Manager: marilyn.waters@sqa.org.uk Qualifications Officer: malcolm.wilson@sqa.org.uk

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