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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. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  9. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  10. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  11. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  12. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  13. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  15. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  16. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  17. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
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