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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  9. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  10. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  11. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  12. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  13. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  14. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  15. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  16. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  17. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
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