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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. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  9. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  10. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  11. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  14. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  15. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  16. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  17. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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