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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. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  9. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  10. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  11. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  12. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  13. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  14. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  15. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  16. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  17. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
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