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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 schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  9. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  10. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  11. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  12. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  13. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  17. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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