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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. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  9. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  10. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  11. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  12. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  17. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
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