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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 right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  13. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  14. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  15. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  16. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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