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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. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  9. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  10. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  13. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  16. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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