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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. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  9. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  12. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  13. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  14. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  15. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  16. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  17. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
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