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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. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  9. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  12. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  13. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  14. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  15. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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