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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 do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  9. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  10. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  11. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  12. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  13. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  14. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  15. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  16. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  17. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
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