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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. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  9. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  10. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  11. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  12. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  13. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  14. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  15. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  16. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
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