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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. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  9. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  10. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  11. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  12. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  13. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  14. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
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