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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. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  9. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  10. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  11. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  12. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  13. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  16. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  17. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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