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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. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  9. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  10. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  13. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  14. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  15. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  16. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  17. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
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