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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 World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  9. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  10. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  11. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  12. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  16. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
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