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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. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  9. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  10. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  14. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  15. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  16. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  17. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
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