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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. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  9. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  10. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  11. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  12. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  15. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  16. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  17. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
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