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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. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  10. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  11. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  12. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  13. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  17. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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