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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. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  9. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  10. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  11. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  12. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  13. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  14. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  15. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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