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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. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  9. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  10. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  11. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  17. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
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