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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. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  9. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  10. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  11. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  12. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  13. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  16. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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