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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. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  9. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  10. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  11. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  14. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  15. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  17. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
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