SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 494 Title : Extracts from SNDA, SLD Newsletter Spring 01-Summer 04 Author(s): Chris Robinson Copyright holder(s): Chris Robinson Text Scottish Language Dictionaries Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2002 New SCUIL WAB From Outreach Officer Chris Robinson The wark tae develop a new Scuil Wab is weel unner wey. The wabsteid will hae a range o materials tae suit bairns frae nursery age aw the wey up tae Higher Still students. The first stage for the wee yins will be up and runnin by St. Andrew’s nicht. The steid will hae interactive daeins tae explore online, activities tae prent oot and tak awa and suggestions for social and physical ploys. For thae bairns wi Scots speakin faimlies, the wabsteid will jouk the existin problem o divorcin the language o hame frae the language o education and gie the bairns’ ain leid the respeck it desairves, richt frae the stert. Aw bairns, whether they speak Scots at hame or no, will hae an opportunity tae develop linguistic skills, acquire IT skills and juist hae fun. The nixt stage adds quizzes and puzzles at increasin levels o difficulty and develops skills at readin and interrogatin texts. Writin skills are addressed tae, wi writin games and exercises that micht tempt the bairns tae visit the Wordsmiddie whaur they can learn whaur words com frae and whit wey tae mak their ain dictionar or thesaurus. Readin, writin, speakin and listenin skills are brocht in through a range o topics like environmental studies (e.g creepie-crawlies and plants), history (e.g. evacuees and everyday life in the Second Warld War), health (e.g. diet and exercise). Aw this is backit up wi teachers’ notes and reference material on awthing frae the history o language tae folklore. I will be actively seekin feedback frae teachers on the yissfaeness o this material and will ettle tae tailor the wabsteid tae meet their needs. Here’s a bittie frae the teachers’ and carers’ notes for the youngest group: Why no try a Scots version o ‘Simon Says…’? Whan ye say ‘Simon says ‘pit yer hauns on yer heid’ etc. the bairns dae it. Whan ye just say ‘Pit yer hauns on yer heid’ they maunnae dae it. Simon micht say: Pit yer hauns on yer heid Touch yer taes Haud yer lugs Touch yer neb Hunker doon Pit yer hauns on yer hurdies Touch yer chin Pit yer hauns in yer oxters Touch the grund Blink yer een Birl roon Clap yer hauns Loup up an doon Mairch like a sodger Rax for the muin If ye dae the the gestures, the bairns will learn thae Scots words nae bother. Scottish Language Dictionaries Spring/Summer Newsletter 2004 Outreach Officer Ah’d like tae say walcome and thank you tae ony new members that haes jynt as a result o ane a ma veesits. Ah’m still daein the roonds o writers’ groups, scuils, a National Trust for Scotland bairns’ club and een a singin group, and ayewis the wark o SLD speaks for itsel. We’ve had a wheen o wirds sent in on wir oral collection forms (ye can get ane aff the wabsteid) and a guid offerin o wark fae writers. As weel as promotin the profile o SLD and steirin fowk up tae speak and scrive in Scots, Ah see ane o ma functions as gettin new projects aff the grund by raisin o hantle o enthusiasm and maybe a wee puckle siller. Tae this end, Ah hae been encouragin fowk tae sponsor a wird in the new Concise Scots Dictionary at a minimum chairge o £20 per wird. Noo, we aw ken that ye get naethin for naethin in this warld, sae ilka sponsor gets their name and wird up on wir wabsteid and a year’s free membership o SLD. ‘That’s no fair!’ div Ah hear ye greet? True eneuch. Membership gies ye richts and privileges and that’s hoo, gin ye want tae mak a Scots wird in the new CSD yer ain, yer membership entitles ye tae a FREE wird. (No that we wad turn doon a donation.) Mair nor ae wird and ye’ll need tae pey like awbody else. Jist e-mail yer wird and yer name tae [CENSORED: emailaddress] or drap us a line at [CENSORED: address] and be pairt o an important project in Scots scholarship. Fundin the stert o this project minds me on the subscription list for the stert o The Scottish National Dictionary itsel: Her Highness the Sultana of Johore, Lady Scott of Abbotsford, Charles Murray, Rt Hon. Ramsay MacDonald, Sir Thomas Jaffray, Sir William Craigie and John Buchan amang them. A fair wha wis wha o the period. Will fowk luik back in eichty year tae see wha supportit CSD2? This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): General public: Informed lay people: Specialists: Males: Females: Other: SLD Members Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2004 Word count: 774 Text medium Magazine (e-zine): Periodical/journal: Text publication details Part of larger text: Contained in: SLD Newsletter Editor: Gwen Enstam Page numbers: 2 Part of a longer series of texts: Name of series: SLD Newsletter Text setting Education: Work: Text type Report: Author Author details Author id: 122 Forenames: Chris Surname: Robinson Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Academic Place of birth: Alyth Region of birth: E & SE Perthshire Birthplace CSD dialect area: Per Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Mid Calder Region of residence: W Lothian Residence CSD dialect area: wLoth Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Banker Father's place of birth: Stonehaven Father's region of birth: Kincardine Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Kcdn Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Stonehaven Mother's region of birth: Kincardine Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Kcdn Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: All circumstances Language: French Speak: No Read: Yes Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: Work Language: German Speak: No Read: Yes Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: Work Language: Latin Speak: No Read: Yes Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: Work Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: All (incl. district council, weddings, funerals)