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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. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  9. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  10. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  11. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  16. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  17. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
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