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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. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  9. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  12. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
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