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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. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  9. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  10. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  11. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  12. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  13. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  14. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  15. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  16. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  17. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
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