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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. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  10. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  11. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  16. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  17. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
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