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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. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  9. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  10. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  11. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  12. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  13. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  14. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  17. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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