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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. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  9. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  10. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  11. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  12. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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