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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. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  9. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  10. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  16. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  17. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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