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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
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  9. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  10. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  11. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  12. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  13. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  14. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  15. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  16. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  17. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
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