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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
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    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  9. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  10. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  11. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  12. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  13. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  14. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  15. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  16. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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