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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. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  9. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  10. School days
    03:57
    School days
  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  13. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  16. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  17. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
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