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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. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  9. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  10. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  11. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  12. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  17. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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