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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. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  9. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  10. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  11. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  12. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  13. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  14. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  17. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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