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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. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  9. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  10. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  11. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  12. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  13. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  16. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  17. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
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