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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. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  9. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  10. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  11. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  12. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  13. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  16. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  17. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
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