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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. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  9. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  10. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  11. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  12. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  13. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  17. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
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