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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. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  9. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  10. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  11. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  15. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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    A Dog with Nice Ears
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