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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. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  9. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  10. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  13. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  17. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
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