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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. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  9. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  10. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  11. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  12. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  14. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  15. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  16. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  17. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
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