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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. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  9. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  12. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  13. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  14. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  15. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  16. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  17. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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