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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. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  9. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  12. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  16. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
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