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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. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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    He Had a Little Sticker
  10. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  14. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  15. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
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    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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