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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. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  9. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  10. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  11. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  12. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  13. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  15. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  16. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  17. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
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