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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. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  9. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  10. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  11. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  15. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
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