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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. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  9. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  10. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  11. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  15. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  16. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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