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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. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  9. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  10. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  11. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  12. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  13. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  14. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  17. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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