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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. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  9. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  10. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  11. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  12. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  13. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  14. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  15. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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