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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. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  9. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  10. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  11. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  14. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  15. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  16. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  17. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
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