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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. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  9. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  12. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  13. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  14. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  15. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  16. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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