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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. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  9. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  13. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  17. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
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