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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. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  9. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  10. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  13. 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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    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  15. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
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