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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. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  9. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  10. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  13. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  17. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
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