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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. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  9. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  10. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  11. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  12. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  13. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  14. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  15. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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