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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. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  9. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  11. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  12. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  15. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  16. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  17. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
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