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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. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  9. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  10. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  11. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  12. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  13. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  15. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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