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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. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  9. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  10. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  11. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  12. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  13. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  14. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
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