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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 first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  9. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  10. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  11. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  12. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  13. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  14. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  17. Boogie Woogie Buggy
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    Boogie Woogie Buggy
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