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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. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  9. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  10. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  11. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  12. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  13. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  16. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  17. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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