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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. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  9. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  10. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  11. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  12. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  15. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  16. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  17. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
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