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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. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  9. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  16. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    The Undefeated
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