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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. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  9. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  10. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  11. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  12. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  13. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  17. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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