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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.
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    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
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    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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    Diving Poem
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    The poetry community
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    Children’s Laureate
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    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  13. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
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    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  15. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. Characters and Themes
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