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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. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  9. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  10. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  15. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  16. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  17. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
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