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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. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  9. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  10. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  11. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  12. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  13. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  14. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  15. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  16. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  17. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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