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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. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  9. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  10. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  11. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  17. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
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