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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 from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  9. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  10. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  11. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  12. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  13. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  14. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  15. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  16. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  17. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
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