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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. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  9. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  10. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  11. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  12. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  16. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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