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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. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  9. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  11. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  12. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  15. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  16. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  17. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
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