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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
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  9. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  10. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  11. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  16. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  17. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
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