Pupils will be taught Scots to see if it can help improve attainment. Children at Banff Academy in Aberdeenshire have teamed up with the University of Aberdeen for the study. It will examine whether ...

The Scots language is in danger of dying out, experts have predicted. Language-learning app Busuu researchers have named 12 UK and European languages that are at risk of extinction in a bid to ...

The story of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, has been translated into 80 languages. J.K. Rowling‘s magical tales wrap around the globe through those translations and reach millions of fans. The 80th ...

Principal Jason Kilfedder has says he is “honoured” with Lisbellaw Primary School’s Ulster-Scots Agency Flagship award.

A free online language learning service with more than 300 million users will launch its Scottish Gaelic course on St Andrew’s Day. Duolingo was launched in 2011 and now has more than 90 languages on ...

Irene Watt would like to acknowledge the collaboration of Alistair Heather of The Elphinstone Institute in the writing of this article. The Scots spoken in Outlander may not be the language spoken ...

Foreign language subjects are being squeezed out of many secondary school timetables in Scotland, analysis from BBC Scotland's The Nine can reveal. More than half of the schools that responded to the ...