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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. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  9. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  12. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  16. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  17. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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