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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. Balloons!
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    Balloons!
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    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  10. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
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    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  12. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
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    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
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    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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    08:00
    Writing Haikus
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