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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. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  10. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  11. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  12. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  13. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  16. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  17. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
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