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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. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  9. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  10. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  13. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  16. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  17. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
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