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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. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  9. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  10. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  11. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  12. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  13. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  17. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
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