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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. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  9. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  10. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  11. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  12. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  13. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
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    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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