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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. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  9. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  10. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  13. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
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    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
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