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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. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  9. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  11. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  12. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  13. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  14. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  17. School days
    03:57
    School days
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