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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. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  9. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  10. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  11. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  12. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  15. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  16. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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