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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
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  9. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  10. School days
    03:57
    School days
  11. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  14. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
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