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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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  9. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  12. School days
    03:57
    School days
  13. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  16. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  17. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
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