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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 the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  9. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  14. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  15. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  16. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  17. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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