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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 Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  11. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  12. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  16. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  17. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
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