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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. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  9. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  10. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  11. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  12. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  15. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  16. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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