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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. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  9. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  10. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  13. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
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