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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. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  9. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  10. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  11. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  15. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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