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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. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  9. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  10. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  11. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  12. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  13. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  14. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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