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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. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  9. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  10. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  11. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  12. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  15. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  16. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
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