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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. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  9. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  10. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  11. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  14. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  15. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  16. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  17. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
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