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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. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  9. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  10. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  11. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  12. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  13. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  14. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  15. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  16. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  17. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
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