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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. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  9. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  10. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  11. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  12. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  13. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  14. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  15. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  16. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  17. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
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