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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. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  9. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  10. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  11. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  12. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  15. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  16. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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