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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. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  9. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  10. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  11. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  12. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
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