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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. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  9. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  12. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  15. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  16. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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