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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. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  9. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  10. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  11. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  12. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  15. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  16. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  17. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
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