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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 right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  9. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  10. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  13. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  16. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  17. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
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