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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. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  10. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  11. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  15. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  17. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
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