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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. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  10. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  11. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  12. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  13. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  17. More questions
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    More questions
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