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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. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  9. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  10. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  11. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  12. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  13. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  14. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
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