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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. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  11. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  12. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  13. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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