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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. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  12. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  17. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
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