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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
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    How to draw a cheetah
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    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  10. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  11. Bear Moves
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    Bear Moves
  12. A question from Blake
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    A question from Blake
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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  16. One frame
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    One frame
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