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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. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  9. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  10. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  11. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  12. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  17. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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