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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 Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  9. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  10. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  11. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  12. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  13. 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
  14. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
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