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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. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  9. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  10. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  11. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  12. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  13. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  16. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
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