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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. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  9. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  10. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  11. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  12. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  13. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  14. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  15. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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