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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
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  9. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  10. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  11. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  12. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  15. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  16. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  17. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
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