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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. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  9. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  12. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  13. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  14. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  15. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  16. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  17. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
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