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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. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  9. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  10. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  11. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  13. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  14. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  15. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
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