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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. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  9. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  10. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  11. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  12. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  13. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  16. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  17. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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