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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. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  9. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  10. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  11. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  12. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  13. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  14. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  17. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
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