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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 Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  11. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  12. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  14. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  15. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  16. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
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