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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. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  9. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  10. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  11. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  12. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  15. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  16. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  17. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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