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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 emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  9. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  10. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  11. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  12. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  13. School days
    03:57
    School days
  14. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
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