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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. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  9. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  10. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  11. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  12. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  13. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  14. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  15. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  16. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  17. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
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