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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. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  10. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  11. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  12. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  13. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  14. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  15. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
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