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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. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  9. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  10. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  11. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  12. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  13. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  14. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  15. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  16. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  17. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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