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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 a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  9. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  10. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  11. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  16. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  17. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
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