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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. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  9. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  10. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  11. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  14. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  15. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  17. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
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