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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. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  9. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  10. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  11. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  12. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  13. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  14. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  17. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
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