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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. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  9. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  10. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  11. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  12. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  13. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  17. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
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