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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. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  9. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  10. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  11. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  12. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  13. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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