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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. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  9. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  10. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  11. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  12. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  13. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  14. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  15. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  16. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  17. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
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