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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. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  9. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  10. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
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