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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. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  9. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  16. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  17. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
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