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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 Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  9. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  10. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  11. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  12. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  13. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  14. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  17. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
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