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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. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  9. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  13. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  14. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  15. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
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