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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. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  9. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  12. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  13. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  14. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  15. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  16. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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