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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. School days
    03:57
    School days
  9. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  10. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  11. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  14. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  15. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
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