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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. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  9. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  10. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  11. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
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