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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. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  9. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  10. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  17. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
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