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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. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  9. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  12. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  13. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  16. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  17. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
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