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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. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  9. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  12. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  16. A question of inspiration
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    A question of inspiration
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    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
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