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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. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  9. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  10. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  11. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  12. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  13. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  14. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  15. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  16. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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