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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. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  9. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  10. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  11. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  12. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  13. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  14. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  15. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  16. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  17. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
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