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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. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  9. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  10. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  11. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  15. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  16. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  17. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
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