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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. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  9. The World of the Crossing
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    The World of the Crossing
  10. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  11. The Crackledawn Dragon
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    The Crackledawn Dragon
  12. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
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    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. How to draw a blobfish
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    How to draw a blobfish
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    UK schools vs American schools
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