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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. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  9. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  10. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  11. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  12. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  13. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  16. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  17. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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