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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. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  9. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  10. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  11. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  16. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  17. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
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