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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. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  9. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  10. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  11. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
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