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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. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  9. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  10. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  15. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  16. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  17. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
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