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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. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  9. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  10. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  11. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  12. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  13. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  15. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  16. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
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