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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. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  9. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  10. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  16. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  17. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
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