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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. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  9. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  10. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  13. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  16. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  17. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
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