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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. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  9. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  10. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  15. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
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