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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. A monster quiz
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    A monster quiz
  9. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  10. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  11. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  12. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  13. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  14. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  15. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  16. How to draw a cheetah
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    How to draw a cheetah
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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