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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. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  9. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  10. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  11. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  12. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  15. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  16. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
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    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
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