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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. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  9. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  10. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  11. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  12. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  13. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  14. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  15. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  16. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  17. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
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