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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. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  9. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  10. School days
    03:57
    School days
  11. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  12. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  13. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  16. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  17. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
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