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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. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  9. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  10. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  11. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  12. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  13. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  14. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  15. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  16. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  17. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
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