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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. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  9. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  11. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  12. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  13. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  14. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  17. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
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