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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 West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  9. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  10. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  11. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  12. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  13. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  14. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  15. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  16. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  17. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
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