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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 Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  9. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  10. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  13. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  14. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  15. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  16. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
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    Don't Kvetch
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