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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. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  9. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  10. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  11. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  12. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  13. Reading from The Crossing
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    Reading from The Crossing
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  16. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
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