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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. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  9. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  10. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  11. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  12. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  13. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  16. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  17. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
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