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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. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  9. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  10. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  11. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
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