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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. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  9. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  10. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  11. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  14. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  15. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  16. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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