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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. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  9. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  10. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  11. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  12. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  13. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  14. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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