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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. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  9. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  10. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  11. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  12. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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