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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. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  9. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  10. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  11. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  14. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  15. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  16. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  17. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
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