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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. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  9. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  10. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  11. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  12. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  13. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  14. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  15. This is a democracy
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    This is a democracy
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
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