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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. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  9. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  10. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  13. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  17. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
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