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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. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  9. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  10. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  11. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  12. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  16. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
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