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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. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  9. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  10. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  11. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  12. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  13. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  14. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  15. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  16. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  17. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
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