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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. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  9. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  10. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  11. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  12. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  13. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  16. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  17. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
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