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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 Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  9. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  10. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  11. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  12. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  13. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  15. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  16. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  17. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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