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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. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  9. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  10. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  11. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  12. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  15. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  16. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  17. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
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