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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. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  9. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  10. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  11. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  12. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  13. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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    Dogs in space
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    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
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