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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. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  9. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  10. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  15. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  16. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  17. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
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