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Persönliches Profil
Research Expertise
- Scots Language
- Scottish Studies
- Continuing Professional Development and Learning in Education
Research Interests
Karen is Associate Dean, Education at UHI. Previously she was Head of Initial Teacher Education at Hull, and Deputy Associate Dean, and Subject Group Lead, Education, Stirling. Beginning her career as an English teacher in Scottish Secondary schools, from 2005 Karen has led modules and programmes in ITE and Research Methods at Newcastle, Durham and Strathclyde Universities.
Karen is a socio- and applied linguist. Her research focus is Scots Language in Scottish education, and more broadly minority languages in education contexts, UK and globally, through the lens of social justice. She is interested in a range of methodological approaches, including the application of Critical Discourse Analysis.
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Kompetenzen im Bereich UN SDGs
2015 einigten sich UN-Mitgliedstaaten auf 17 globale Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs) zur Beendigung der Armut, zum Schutz des Planeten und zur Förderung des allgemeinen Wohlstands. Die Arbeit dieser Person leistet einen Beitrag zu folgendem(n) SDG(s):
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Reduced inequalities
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Kooperationen und Spitzenforschungsbereiche der letzten fünf Jahre
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Whose Scots?: A critical discourse analysis of Scots Language in Scottish Universities
Lowing, K. (!!PI), Hunter, D. (!!CoI) & Farrelly, M. (!!PI)
1/07/25 → …
Projekt: !!Research
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It's Shite Being Scottish: An analysis of the positioning of Scots language in Scottish comedy
Lowing, K. (!!PI), Leslie, D. (!!CoI) & Ritchie, J. (!!CoI)
1/07/25 → …
Projekt: !!Research
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Ane Instructioun for Bairnis to be Learnit in Northumbrian and Scottis: a study of Scots Language and Literature use for social inclusion in the secondary classroom
Lowing, K. (!!PI)
1/01/10 → 31/12/14
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Scots and Swiss German in Linguistically Superdiverse Education Spaces: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Scotland’s Scots Language in Curriculum for Excellence (2017) report and Switzerland’s Lehrplan 21 curriculum
Lowing, K. & Krompák, E., 15 Apr. 2026, in: Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster. 32 S.Publikation: Article › Begutachtung
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The 2025 Scottish Languages Act as 'weakly relevant policy gimmicks’? A critical analysis of language discourses and learner attitudes surrounding Gaelic and Scots in the Scottish Education System
Lowing, K. & Birnie, I., 9 Jan. 2026, (Unpublished).Publikation: Paper
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Scots and Swiss German in Linguistically Superdiverse Education Spaces: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Scotland’s Scots Language in Curriculum for Excellence (2017) report and Switzerland’s Lehrplan 21 curriculum
Lowing, K. & Krompák, E., 29 Nov. 2024, Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster 2024.Publikation: Conference contribution
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Scots Language Karen and Lilian Part 1: The 93% Club Edinburgh Podcast
Lowing, K., 3 Sept. 2024, Spotify.Publikation: Other contribution
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Scots Language Karen and Lilian Part 2: The 93% Club Edinburgh Podcast
Lowing, K., 3 Nov. 2024Publikation: Other contribution
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Still ‘Speaking Properly’: Scots Language in Education policy and practice Scottish Language
Lowing, K., 23 Mai 2023, in: Scottish Language. 42, S. 65-100Publikation: Article › Begutachtung
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Edinburgh University Press (Publisher)
Lowing, K. (Editor) & Birnie, I. (Editor)
2021 → …Aktivität: Editorial activity
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‘Gan Canny’: The Place of Northumbrian Language in England’s Education Policy and Practice
Lowing, K. (Speaker)
2019Aktivität: Invited talk
Presseberichte
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Scots and Swiss German in Linguistically Superdiverse Education Spaces: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Scotland’s Scots Language in Curriculum for Excellence (2017) report and Switzerland’s Lehrplan 21 curriculum
Lowing, K. & Krompák, E.
24/11/25
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Presse/Medien: Research
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