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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. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  9. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  10. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  15. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  16. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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