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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. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  9. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  10. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  11. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  12. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  15. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  16. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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