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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. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  9. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  10. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  15. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  17. School days
    03:57
    School days
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