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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. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  14. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  15. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  16. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  17. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
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