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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. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  9. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  10. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  11. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  12. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  13. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  14. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  15. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  16. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  17. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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