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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. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  9. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  10. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  11. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  12. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  13. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  14. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  17. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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