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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. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  9. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  10. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  12. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  13. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  14. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  15. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  16. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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