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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. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  9. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  10. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  11. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  12. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
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