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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. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  9. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  10. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  11. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  12. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  13. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  16. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  17. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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