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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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  9. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  10. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  11. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  12. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  15. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  16. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  17. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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