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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. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  10. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  11. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  14. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  15. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  16. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  17. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
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