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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 do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  9. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  10. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  15. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  16. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  17. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
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