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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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  9. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  10. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  11. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  12. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  13. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  17. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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