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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. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  9. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  10. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  11. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  12. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  13. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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