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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. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  9. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  10. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  11. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  15. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  16. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  17. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
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