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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. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  9. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  10. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  13. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  17. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
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