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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. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  9. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  10. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  15. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  16. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  17. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
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