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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. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  9. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  10. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  15. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
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